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Popular West Kelowna Beach Closed for Repairs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 10, 2019

The City of West Kelowna will close Rotary Park, including the beach and parking lot areas, starting Wednesday, September 11 in order to complete much-needed restoration and flood mitigation work.

Historic Okanagan Lake flooding in 2017 and high water levels in 2018 caused damage to riprap, retaining walls and staircases along the shoreline.

The City of West Kelowna will reinstall displaced riprap, remove failed retaining walls and replace them with naturalized...

Canada and BC Award Grant Extension for Water Treatment Plant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 10, 2019

MP Stephen Fuhr, Kelowna-Lake Country, announced today that the City of West Kelowna’s request has been granted for a timeline extension to meet grant requirements for its Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant.

Fuhr made the announcement in front of West Kelowna Municipal Hall indicating that the City now has a further two years, until March 2022, to construct the much-anticipated Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant. The announcement was met with cheers from those...

Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant Special Announcement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 09, 2019 

The public and the media is invited to join MP Stephen Fuhr, Kelowna-Lake Country, and West Kelowna Mayor Gord Milsom for an important special announcement related to West Kelowna’s Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant.

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

10 a.m.

West Kelowna Municipal Hall Courtyard

2760 Cameron Road, West Kelowna

Refreshments will be available.

Shape the Future of Recreation in West Kelowna

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 06, 2019

What recreational facilities and programs would you like to see added or improved on the Westside?

The City is looking for input from its residents in West Kelowna and our neighbours in Westbank First Nation and the District of Peachland, especially those who use our facilities and programs, to determine future recreational needs.

Residents can participate in several ways, including attending sessions at the recreational facilities they use:

• Complete our...

Localized Water Quality Advisory Rescinded For Rose Valley Properties

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 06, 2019

In consultation with Interior Health, the City of West Kelowna has rescinded a Water Quality Advisory for Rose Valley Properties. 

The advisory had been required since Tuesday, September 3 because of higher than normal turbidity, which was the result of a water line break at a construction site.

Repairs, flushing, monitoring and testing are completed and quality is back to normal. The City thanks Rose Valley residents for their patience and understanding.

The...