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Street sweeping starts ahead of schedule

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

 

Crews are going full steam ahead with street sweeping in the City of West Kelowna.

 

Contractors will begin Thursday, March 11 in the Gellatly/Goats Peak neighbourhood, instead of Monday, March 15, and move on to other areas, starting with Pritchard/Green Bay Friday, March 12.

 

Signs will go up in neighbourhoods in advance advising residents of street sweeping activities; and, crews ask residents...

Sand, sandbags set up for proactive flood preparations

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

West Kelowna’s public works crews will set up eight self-serve sand and sandbag stations throughout the City by Friday, March 12 as a proactive measure for property owners who live in areas prone to past flooding events. 

Stations will be located at:

1. Gellatly Bay – Beechnut Park at George Court and Whitworth Road
2. Hitchner/Jennens – Hitchner Park at Hitchner and Jennens Roads
3. Glenrosa – Gates and Glenrosa Roads
4. Shannon Lake – Kinsmen Park, 3170 Shannon...

Major project milestone reached in construction of West Kelowna’s Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, March 9, 2021 The City of West Kelowna, in partnership with the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia, is pleased to announce that a significant construction period milestone has been achieved with the City’s award of the General Contractor contract for the Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant. The award of the $45.1 million contract to Maple Reinders was within the project budget and will benefit the West Kelowna community through their proven...

Tree/vegetation removals at future City Hall site

March 8, 2021

Tree/vegetation removals at future City Hall site

Starting this week, City of West Kelowna’s Parks operations crews will begin the removal of 15 Ponderosa pine trees prior to the start of nesting season.

Trees located throughout the 1.5 acre site located at 3731 Old Okanagan Highway are in a state of decline impacted by disease and will be removed and replaced as part of the overall site works for the future City Hall/Library Building before the arrival of spring. Future plans include...

Crews preparing for spring throughout West Kelowna

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Friday, March 05, 2021

The City of West Kelowna is saying goodbye to winter and our public works crews are preparing parks, sports courts and athletic fields and sweeping streets as we welcome the longer, warmer days ahead.

Crews will open the Boucherie and Lakeview pickleball courts and tennis courts throughout the City this Saturday, March 6. Seasonal restroom buildings and portable washrooms will open by Good Friday, April 2 for the Easter long weekend. Sports fields will...