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Follow on Google News | Kelowna is not happy with 8th place!Lucy Lauretta, co-owner of coffee house, Giobean Espresso on Water St. is possibly one of the happiest people you might ever want to meet. It turns out though, that Kelowna is not yet the happiest City in Canada.
Back in Canada, Lucy found a Pharrell Williams Happy YouTube video and another, and another! It turns out that communities around the world were doing their own version of the “Happy video”. She played the song to her husband and staff and thought about doing a Giobean version. Two weeks ago today, that plan turned into Western Canada’s first community happy video production. While only one community in Canada (Montreal) has uploaded their happy video, Lucy wanted to show the world that Kelowna really is the happiest place in Canada. Just a month ago, Kelowna was ranked the 8th happiest City in Canada. The recent launch of Kelowna’s Happy Video may just change that. “It has been a totally time consuming project” said Lucy, adding “We have met so many lovely people who have been willing to help and be a part of the video. When you travel the world now and then, you realise just what an amazing place Kelowna really is. We wanted to show it off a little” Together with local entrepreneur, Mark Jennings-Bates, they brought together some dancing talent and mixed them up with a group of happy Kelowna people. “It wasn’t hard to get the feel we were looking for” explained Jennings-Bates, adding “We already knew Kelowna was one of the happiest places on the planet, we wanted to demonstrate it. You can tell by the smiles and laughter in the video that it is completely natural”. With many community happy videos garnering almost half a million views in a matter of weeks, Lucy is hoping that Kelowna can get the same kind of traction and exposure. The video is uploaded on YouTube and is starting to gain attention and popularity already. The youtube address is http://www.youtube.com/ For Lucy and Mark they go back to their respective business ventures just that little bit happier, knowing that they have been a part of an exciting project that demonstrates why Kelowna is #1 in their minds! End
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