Police (RCMP)

The City of West Kelowna provides a vehicle, office space and an annual grant in aid ($7,000) to a team of volunteers who run community policing programs, in support of the RCMP, such as Citizens Patrol and Speed Watch.

The City of West Kelowna is also a funding partner in the regional CrimeStoppers program and the Regional District Crime Prevention program.

Additional federal and provincial RCMP officers and civilian staff are based out of the West Kelowna Detachment to provide coordinated policing services and support for the West Kelowna Integrated Detachment, which includes the greater Westside. Other than noted exceptions, funding is primarily 70 per cent provincial and 30 per cent federal for rural policing:

• Indigenous Policing Services (three officers, 52 per cent federal and 48 per cent provincial funding)
• Provincial Contingent (14 officers)
• Central Okanagan West Electoral Area
• Okanagan Lake from Peachland to Lake Okanagan Resort
• Highway 97C/Okanagan Connector to Sunset Main
• Regional Police Dog Service (one officer, provincially funded)
• Peachland (four officers, 70 percent District of Peachland and 30 per cent provincial funding)
• Reserve (two officers)
• Support staff (four federal civil servants)

To learn more about the available services, please visit the Central Okanagan RCMP Victim Services webpage.

The 1,767 square metre West Kelowna RCMP Detachment serves as base of operations for the City of West Kelowna municipal police force and Kelowna Rural Detachment contingent who are members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), plus civilian staff and Community Policing volunteers.

Opened in September 2010, the building, located at 2390 Dobbin Road, is LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certified Silver for its many green features including a green roof and solar hot water system.