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Special Council Budget Meeting - December 10, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 12, 2019

Draft 2020 to 2024 Financial Plan Introduced

Council began deliberating the Draft 2020 to 2024 Financial Plan, which includes a proposed 2020 operating budget of $74.7 million, including:

• $10.5 million for water distribution and treatment
• $10.3 million for fire and rescue services
• $8.2 million for arenas, community facilities, parks, pool and recreational programming
• $7 million for sanitary sewer systems
• $6.5 million for policing
• $3.9 million for roads operations...

Celebrate Light Up December 6 - Crews Preparing for the Big Night

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 04, 2019

We have decked the town with decorations and lights – and we invite you to join us for the big reveal, with tons of fun for everyone, at Light Up on Brown Road, from Main Street to Gossett Road, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. this Friday, December 6.

Free events and activities at this year’s holiday street festival include choirs, kid’s crafts and letters to Santa, free hot chocolate, and a performance by the Kinshira Fire Dancers. Santa will visit with the kids and help...

West Kelowna Kicks Off the 2019 Holiday Season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 29, 2019

We have hung the lights with care, the choirs are practicing their carols and we are perfecting our hot chocolate recipe as we get set to launch the festive season in the City of West Kelowna.

The free fun for all ages starts this Sunday, December 1 with the always-popular Skate with Santa and continues Friday, December 6 with the highly anticipated City Centre Light Up.

At Skate with Santa at Jim Lind Arena, you will enjoy free skating, hot chocolate and sweet...

Please Support 22nd Annual Firefighters Food Drive

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 29, 2019

Santa’s helpers from West Kelowna Fire Rescue will be volunteering their time, going door to door throughout the community from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, December 3 and Wednesday, December 4 to collect donations for the Okanagan Community Food Bank.

The holidays are a time of great need for West Kelowna’s local food bank and the thousands of non-perishable items that are collected on behalf of the community during the Christmas season can keep the shelves full...

Update: Blasting Continues for Smith Creek Subdivision Development

UPDATE: Adds to information originally posted on November 29.

April 08, 2020

The City of West Kelowna advises T&A Rock Works is continuing blasting work until June 1, 2020 for future road, services and subdivision development in the Smith Creek neighbourhood.

Activity will occur in the upper Smith Creek Road area above Doucette Drive, near Dixie Road, Sugosa Place and Copper Ridge Drive. Blasting will occur Monday to Saturday. As a courtesy to residents, the company will endeavor to limit blasting...