News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, Jan. 15. 2021  
The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, has rescinded the Water Quality Advisory for the Pritchard-Sunnyside Water System. The City issued the advisory Jan. 13, 2021 due to turbidity issues, near the Okanagan Lake intake, related to a severe windstorm.
The City thanks users for their patience while crews conducted sampling and testing and received all mandatory laboratory confirmations...
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UPDATED: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021   
The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, has issued a Water Quality Advisory for the Pritchard-Sunnyside System due to turbidity issues in Okanagan Lake in the vicinity of the intake related to an overnight windstorm .
View a map at westkelownacity.ca/waterquality to confirm if your property is in the affected Pritchard-Sunnyside System.
Turbidity affects the...
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Council Meeting
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
 
Happy New Year
Council began the first meeting of the New Year by wishing everyone a bright and prosperous 2021.
Supplemental staffing requests to be reconsidered in the Draft 2021 to 2025 Financial Plan
Council unanimously supported Mayor Milsom’s motion to reconsider supplemental staffing positions, which received first reading at the Dec. 10 introductory budget meeting. Staff will resubmit...
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The City of West Kelowna is currently accepting applications for the following positions:
Human Resources Assistant (Part Time)
Building Official III
Summer Student - GIS
Summer Student - Finance
Summer Student - Communications
Summer Student - Parks
Summer Student - Roads and Drainage
Water Engineering Tech Co-Op – WTP
Civil Engineering Co-Op (8 Months)
Engineering Co-Op Student (4 Months)
Civil Engineering Co-Op Student - Roads...
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A Year in Review by Mayor Gord Milsom
West Kelowna continues to prosper despite pandemic challenges.
This year was like no other, impacting the way we live, learn and work. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic we adapted quickly with the closures of 17 City facilities, conducted regular briefings, prepared daily video messages and moved Council Meetings to Westbank Lions Community Centre. Since then, we have continued to be flexible in accordance with Provincial...
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