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Yule be sorry if you miss out on this year’s Twinkle Tour!

Friday, Nov. 22, 2024

We love the holiday season watts and watts, so we’re excited to announce that nominations for the City's fifth-annual Twinkle Tour starts today, Nov. 22.

Submit your own or a neighbour’s home or business to be included on the tour at ourwk.ca/twinkletour.

🗺️ Check back in the days ahead as our self-guided mobile-friendly map gets brighter with nominations and popular glittery city locations. The map will be continuously updated with residential and business nominations between...

It’s snow joke, the Winter Rec Guide is here!

Friday, Nov. 22, 2024

Feeling frosty? It’s time to warm up with a new activity from our Winter Recreation Guide.
 
Now available online, the winter guide offers a wide variety of programs and classes for all ages and abilities to keep you active and entertained all season long.
 
Find the digital guide online and register for programs at westkelownacity.ca/recguide.
 
⛸️Winter Recreation Guide highlights:

• NEW for adults
  • Craft & Chat – page 43
  • Pottery classes – page 43
  • Low-intensity Chair Fitness – page 44
• For...

Watermain flushing program update: Sunnyside/Pritchard Zone 1 complete, work in Zone 2 continues

Friday, Nov. 22, 2024
 
The City’s annual watermain flushing program is progressing, with crews having now completed work in Zone 1 of the former Sunnyside/Pritchard System (see map); the related isolated, precautionary water quality advisory for Zone 1 has now ended.
 
Since Thursday, Oct. 10, crews have been conducting watermain flushing in the former Sunnyside/Pritchard System (see map); an isolated, precautionary water quality advisory is required while flushing is underway in Zone 2 and must...

Watermain flushing program complete in West Kelowna Estates & continues in Sunnyside/Pritchard area

Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024

The City’s annual watermain flushing program is progressing, with crews having now completed work in Zones 1 and 2 of the former West Kelowna Estates System (see map) and the related isolated, precautionary Water Quality Advisory for these two zones has now ended.
 
Since Thursday, Oct. 10, crews have also been conducting watermain flushing in Zones 1 and 2 of the former Sunnyside/Pritchard Water System (see map), with an isolated, precautionary water quality...

Crews are winter ready

Friday, Nov. 15, 2024

With winter weather in the forecast, City of West Kelowna crews and roads contractor, AEL, are prepared should snow start to fall.

Crews have applied brine to designated routes to prepare for incoming weather. As the snow falls, equipment will be dispatched according to the following priority system:

Winter roads maintenance priority sequence

• Priority 1 – Arterial roads such as Boucherie, Glenrosa, Shannon Lake and Westlake Roads to ensure that the most travelled roads remain...