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Water Quality Advisory rescinded for West Kelowna Estates System

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, June 21, 2021

 

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, has rescinded a Water Quality Advisory for the West Kelowna Estates Service Area.

Monitoring and testing confirm that turbidity has returned to normal levels. The Water Quality Advisory was issued May 14 due to higher than normal turbidity caused by annual freshet.

No Water Quality Advisories or Boil Water Notices are in effect at this time in any of the City’s systems.

City Hall/Library Building Preliminary Design consultation begins

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, June 14, 2021

The Preliminary Design of West Kelowna’s first City Hall/Okanagan Regional Library Building is now underway and we need your input! From June 14 to June 27, the community is invited to get involved to provide their feedback to help inform the design. 

Tell the project team about:

• Customer experiences when visiting the City Hall/Library Building
• Characteristics of great outdoor spaces for the community to gather
• Preferences for landscaping and lighting...

Check out our draft 2020 Annual Report online

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

The City of West Kelowna invites the community to view our draft 2020 Annual Report and provide comments.

Despite COVID-19, we pressed forward with several key infrastructure projects and community initiatives, including the start of Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant civil site works, Glenrosa Road active transportation improvements, our Community Vision and relief for people facing financial hardships due to the pandemic. The annual report provides a summary...

Council Highlights - June 8, 2021

Regular Council Meeting

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Statement on Kamloops Indian Residential School discovery

In response to the heartbreaking news of the discovery of the remains of the 215 children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, the Mayor expressed deepest condolences to the lost children’s families, the neighbouring First Nations communities in Kamloops, our good neighbours Westbank First Nation, and across the province and country. This tragic discovery shines a light on the truths...

Preliminary Design Consultation Program for City Hall/Library Building in West Kelowna coming soon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, June 4, 2021

West Kelowna Council has received a report for the June 8 Regular Council Meeting that provides a look-ahead of the communication and engagement program to be launched June 14 for the City Hall/Library Building.

Since the onset of COVID-19 in March 2020, staff has focused on ensuring that construction for the Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant was well underway as Council’s top priority project. Further, an expanded roads and sidewalk program also took...