Capital Projects

Building a Better West Kelowna

With steady growth and high demand for urban services, infrastructure improvements are a must for the City of West Kelowna. With carry over projects from 2018 and new ones in the works, capital improvements in 2019 are valued at $70 million.

The list of 2019 Capital Projects include:

• Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant - more than $50 million, with carry over from 2018 and continuing through 2021, with 83% funding, or $41 million, covered by the Government of Canada and Province of British Columbia under the Clean Water and Waste Water Fund, thank you!
• Multi Sport Dome - $4.1 million (including a $667,000 Westside Youth Soccer contribution), carried over from 2018
• Glenrosa Reservoir upgrades - $3.2 million 
• Design and construction of Gellatly Road Powers Creek Bridge - $2 million
• Ross Road sidewalks - Riffington to Brentwood - $1.2 million
• Flush and vacuum truck for sewer, water and storm sewers - $1.1 million
• Rose Valley Watermain - $1.1 million
• 2019 Road Rehabilitation Program - $800,000
• Ross Road sanitary sewer replacement - $700,000 (to be completed in conjunction with sidewalk project)
• Various expanded service and replacement vehicles for fleet - $517,000
• Dam safety upgrades - $350,000
• Water meter replacements - $254,000
• Paynter Dam Spillway improvements - $250,000
• Chlorine and turbidity monitoring instruments - $210,000
• Decommissioning of Inverness Lift Station - $200,000
• Design of Glenrosa Road Improvements - Glen Abbey to McGinnis - $200,000
• Trackless sidewalk plow - $175,000
• McTaggart Road drainage improvements - $175,000
• Snow plow with sand bucket - $148,000
• Hardware and network equipment replacements - $136,500
• Chlorine gas system safety improvements at Rose Valley Dam - $130,000
• Server replacements - $105,000
• Design of Gellaltry Road Phase IV - Carrington to Boucherie - $100,000
• Vision West Kelowna - Official Community Plan Review - $100,000
• RCMP vehicle - $92,000
• Recreational Facilities and Programming Master Plan - $90,000
• Keefe Creek erosion protection and drainage control - 80,000
• Personal protective equipment for firefighters - $72,000
• Fall protection on Jim Lind Arena roof - $68,000
• Hoses for West Kelowna Fire Rescue - $67,000
• Westbank Cemetery access road and parking lot paving - $65,000
• Fire Hall No. 33 facility improvements - $60,000
• Glenrosa drainage operational assessment - $60,000
• Anders Community Centre and parking lot landscape redesign - $50,000
• Tender drawings for Public Works Yard - $50,000
• Replacement of irrigation systems at various parks - $40,000
• Bleacher replacement at Boucherie Ball Diamonds - $38,000
• Audio system for Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre - $37,500
• Geographical Information Systems contour mapping updates - $35,000
• Farmloop signage - $30,000
• Jim Lind Arena exhaust fan replacement and gas detection sensors - $28,000
• Security camera upgrade at Westbank Lions Community Centre - $25,000
• Royal LePage Place seat replacements - $20,000
• Pickleball court repairs at Anders Park - $15,000
• Wood floor refinishing at Westbank Lions Community Centre - $12,000
• Willow Beach volleyball court improvements - $10,000