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West Kelowna property tax notices are in the mail

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Monday, May 29, 2023 West Kelowna property tax notices are in the mail this week and those who have registered for e-billing have received their notices by email. We encourage property owners to pay taxes to the City and claim Home Owner Grants through the Province of BC, by 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 4 to avoid the 10 per cent late penalty. The City must charge the penalty July 5 to all taxes owing and any grants unclaimed through the Province by the deadline. City staff are...

West Kelowna attends valuable sessions at the 2023 Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference

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Monday, May 29, 2023

Four of seven West Kelowna Council members attended the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) conference in Toronto from May 25 - 28.

Councillors attended a variety of workshops and study tours, such as Waste to Renewable Natural Gas - Powering your Community, How to Build Great Public Spaces and Facilities, Finding Home: Canada’s Next Generation of Housing, and Everything Everywhere All At Once: Multi-solving Climate Solutions. They also...

Boil Water Notice downgraded to Water Quality Advisory in Sunnyside/Pritchard System

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Friday, May 26, 2023

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, is downgrading a Boil Water Notice to a Water Quality Advisory for the Rose Valley – Sunnyside/Pritchard Service Area.

View a map at westkelownacity.ca/waterquality to determine if your property is in the affected service area.

The Boil Water Notice had been required since May 17, 2023, due to increased turbidity from freshet, at the Lake Okanagan Intake. Turbidity has since subsided but is...

Summer fun is a click away in the West Kelowna Rec Guide

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Friday, May 26, 2023

West Kelowna’s 2023 Summer Rec Guide is full of events, programs, and activities for everyone to enjoy! 

Check out our free, Parks Play Days program or take in the tunes at Music in the Park at the Annette Beaudreau Amphitheatre. Registration for City of West Kelowna programming opens on Monday, May 29 at 8:30 a.m. Visit westkelownacity.ca/recguide to learn more and find the program for you.

New summer camps and programs offered this year:

• Farm Camp at...

Water Quality Advisory partially rescinded in the Rose Valley – Lakeview System

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Friday, May 26, 2023

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, is rescinding a Water Quality Advisory, for most, but not all the Rose Valley – Lakeview System. 

Turbidity in Rose Valley Reservoir has improved, meaning the system-wide Water Quality Advisory that was issued on April 3, can now be rescinded from all areas of the Rose Valley – Lakeview System, other than those specific zones where watermain flushing is continuing.

That means, the West Kelowna...