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Spring into a new activity with the latest Rec Guide

Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2021 07:45 AM

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

The City of West Kelowna’s 2021 Spring Recreation Guide is now available online with a variety of safe program and class options for all ages and abilities.

Find the guide and register at westkelownacity.ca/recguide. Highlights include:

Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre (JBMAC) programs – Page 10
JBMAC lesson registration starting March 11 – Page 25
Atomic Volleyball – Page 36
Our new Peruse the Parks program – Page 38
Story Walk – Page 46.

Register...

Greater Westside and WKFR Donates 9,084 Pounds of Food to Central Okanagan Food Bank

Posted on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 06:30 AM

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December 23, 2020

The Greater Westside came together with a spirit of generosity during the West Kelowna Fire Rescue’s 23rd Annual Holiday Food Drive.

Food and cash donations were collected until Dec. 15 at the four westside fire halls and were combined with donations from City of West Kelowna staff for a total of 9,084 pounds of food and $2,650 in cash donations. With the Central Okanagan Food Bank’s 3x buying power, the cash donation equates to $7,950!

“The Food...

Twinkle Tour Winners Shine!

Posted on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 08:30 AM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 22, 2020 Homes and businesses across the Westside rolled up their sleeves and showcased lots of holiday cheer this year for the 2020 Light-Up Reimagined and Twinkle Tour. Twenty-two fantastic and festive displays all over the community entered this year’s Twinkle Tour vying for top spot! This past weekend a panel of judges hit the road to select this year’s winners and while the competition was fierce, a few entries were officially selected. Best...

City of West Kelowna services during the 2020 Holiday Season

Posted on Monday, December 14, 2020 09:45 AM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 14, 2020Happy holidays.City of West Kelowna offices will close for the holiday season at 1 p.m. Dec. 24, 2020 and reopen by 8:30 a.m. Jan. 4, 2021 at the following locations:

Municipal Hall at Mount Boucherie Community Centre, 2760 Cameron Road
Engineering and Purchasing offices at Lakeview Village, 879 Anders Road
Parks and Cemetery administration, 3717 Elliott Road
Public Works administration, 2570 Bartley Road
West Kelowna Fire Rescue administration, 2708 Olalla Road

Community Light Up becomes self-guided Twinkle Tour in West Kelowna

Posted on Monday, November 30, 2020 11:00 AM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, November 30, 2020 Starting Friday, Dec. 4 and for the duration of the holidays, residents can stay within their bubble and take a self-guided tour to the many light displays throughout the Westside, with each location identified on the City’s interactive online map available at westkelownacity.ca. “West Kelowna’s Light Up will look different this holiday season,” said Kevin Bourchier, Recreation Supervisor. “Although the annual event on Brown Road...