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Esa Carriere, 23, was from Mississauga, Ont. and had just started a new job in Kelowna working in the kitchen at Kelly Osa国际传媒橞ryansa国际传媒檚 restaurant on Bernard Avenue.
Tragically, on Canada Day, he became the first murder victim in Kelowna this year.
According to police, Carriere was fatally stabbed during an altercation at the Queensway bus loop around 10:50 p.m. on July 1. The stabbing occurred just as the annual Canada Day fireworks show ended and the area was flooded with people.
Police are appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time and may have seen something to come forward.
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Jeff Blower, the general manager at Kelly Osa国际传媒橞ryans said while Carriere had only been working at the restaurant for less than a week, he seemed like a very nice guy.
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A has been started to try and raise approximately $13,000 to ship Carrieresa国际传媒檚 body back to his family in Mississauga and pay for his funeral.
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