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Water Quality Advisory and Boil Water Notice issued for areas of Glenrosa due to watermain break

Date of Issue: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

The City of West Kelowna is issuing a precautionary isolated Water Quality Advisory, effectively immediately and until further notice, for parts of Glenrosa, due to an accidental contractor-related water main break, in the Salmon Road area. Some residents on Gates and Salmon Roads, and Stonegate Court, within the immediate area of the break are on a Boil Water Notice. 

View a map here to confirm if your property is in the affected service area. 

A water main...

Street sweeping season begins in West Kelowna

Date of Issue: Friday, March 14, 2025

Spring cleaning isn’t just for homes as our annual street sweeping program gets underway next week, helping to clear winter debris from roads and sidewalks.

Starting the week of March 17, crews will begin sweeping in the Gellatly Bay, Glen Canyon and Goats Peak neighbourhoods and working their way to higher elevations.

Help clean the way

Residents can help ensure a clean sweep by:

• Watching for “No Parking” signs
  • When signs appear at neighbourhood entrances, and...

Council Highlights - March 11, 2025

Regular Meeting

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Date of Issue: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Watch meetings live or via the webcast archive

Council meetings are livestreamed at westkelownacity.ca/webcasts and archived within one business day. To view the March 11 webcast archive, please visit pub-westkelowna.escribemeetings.com.

Key business award winnerscongratulated

Council congratulated the recipients of the Greater Westside Board of Trade’s annual Key Business Awards on Feb. 27. Nicole Richard of Wax Pencil...

Single lane alternating traffic expected on both Boucherie Road and Old Okanagan Highway

Date of Issue: Monday, March 10, 2025

Contract crews, working on behalf of local utilities, will require single lane alternating traffic, during the second half of this week, on Boucherie Road, between Gregory and Ogden Roads, and on Old Okanagan Highway from Shannon Lake Road to Butt Road, for fiber optic installation.

On Boucherie Road, from Gregory Road to Ogden Road, motorists can expect minor delays during the roadside work, which is scheduled between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., March 12 to 14. 

On Old...

Work on section 2 of Shannon Lake Road Active Transportation Corridor Project underway

Date of Issue: Wednesday, March 5, 2025

This week, crews began workonthe second planned section of the Shannon Lake Active Transportation Corridor Project.

This section will enhance pedestrian and cyclist safety by adding 400 metres of sidewalk, bike lanes, and streetlighting from 2649 Shannon Lake Road to Golf Course Drive.

The contractor does not anticipate anysignificant traffic impacts or delays duringthis workuntil crews are ready to pave this section of road. We will provide residents and...