(ROB MUNRO / iNFOnews.ca) January 23, 2021 - 9:00 AM The photo above shows the current state of a Kelowna property that was demolished, even though it was once on the city’s heritage registry. Like dozens of homes in Kelowna, Kamloops and other Okanagan communities, 409 Park Avenue’s inclusion on a registry meant very little in terms of preserving it. Yet it is an example, not so much of local governments’ disregard for their history, but of residents who have turned their backs on their neighbours, communities and history, some heritage advocates say. “People, I don’t think, are wedded to their communities so much anymore,” Michael Kluckner, an author, artist and the chair of the Vancouver Heritage Commission, told iNFOnews.ca. “We’ve also had a general evolution in the kind of architecture being built that is much more towards privacy. The focus is on the back yard as opposed to the front porch and street. We’ve gone from front yard cul