Ask West Kelowna
You can contact West Kelowna Council by:
- Email: mayorandcouncil@westkelownacity.ca
- Phone: 778-797-2210
- Mail: 2760 Cameron Road, West Kelowna, BC V1Z 2T6
You are also welcome to reach out to the Mayor and Councillors individually.
| Mayor Gord Milsom |
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Cell Phone: 778-797-2210 
Email: mayorandcouncil@westkelownacity.ca
Gord Milsom was elected Mayor of West Kelowna in October 2018. He previously served on the community’s first Council after the “Westside District Municipality” was incorporated on December 6, 2007. He was re-elected as Councillor in 2008 and again in 2011, serving a further six years.
Gord was born and educated in Montreal and graduated from Concordia University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He moved to the Westside from Vancouver in 1992 with his wife, Laurel, and two children, Heather and Daman. He operated a successful financial planning practice for 40 years prior to taking on a new challenge as Mayor of the City of West Kelowna.
During the past 29 years, Mayor Milsom has contributed to his community in the following ways:
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Councillor Rick de Jong |
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| Councillor Doug Findlater |
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Cell Phone: 250-801-3814 
Email: doug.findlater@westkelownacity.ca
Doug Findlater was elected as Councillor in October 2018 after serving as Mayor for ten years from 2008 to 2018 when he “retired” to enjoy the finer things in life. He previously served as Councillor for one year on the community’s first Council established when the Westside District Municipality incorporated December 2007. He serves as Regional Director to the Regional District of Central Okanagan from 2007 to 2018 including two years as Vice Chair, and Alternate Regional Director for six months in 2007 prior to incorporation. For four years prior to that he was elected as Chair of the Westside Governance Restructure Committee which undertook the successful modelling and research on local government which resulted in the incorporation of the now City of West Kelowna.
Doug lived extensively throughout North America as a child in a military family, and completed his high school in Kelowna. He then completed two Bachelor of Arts degrees from Notre Dame University of Nelson, a Bachelor of Social Work and Diploma in Public Administration from University of Victoria. He moved to the Westside from Nelson in 1975 with his wife, Willie who taught school in West Kelowna and Peachland for 33 years, and raised two children, Dave and Paul in our community.
He successfully served as District Manager for the Kelowna office of the Federal Departments of Canadian Heritage/Secretary of State Department coming to know many communities, local governments and non-profit groups in the BC Interior/North and Yukon during his 34-year tenure prior to his first retirement to then serve West Kelowna.
Doug Findlater has also contributed to his country, province and community in the following ways:
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| Councillor Jason Friesen |
Cell Phone: 250-215-6421 Email: jason.friesen@westkelownacity.ca
Originally from Winnipeg, MB, Jason Friesen moved to West Kelowna in 2004. He is serving his first term with Council. The move to West Kelowna was a fortunate opportunity offered by his then employer to manage the regional office for a national Income Tax and Small Business consulting firm. Since that time, Jason has taken on a number of different roles in the Region, mainly in the modular construction industry, as a Sales representative, Branch/Regional Manager and Business Development Manager. Jason is supported by his wonderful wife of more than 24 years and 3 amazing kids; Keegan, Aiden and Sarah. Jason Friesen has also contributed to the community in the following ways:
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Councillor Stephen Johnston |
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| Councillor Carol Zanon |
Cell Phone: 250-801-5937 Email: carol.zanon@westkelownacity.ca
Carol Zanon was elected to the District of Westside council in November, 2007. Since then she has been re-elected four times to the City of West Kelowna Council. Carol was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from Mount Saint Vincent University. Subsequently, she attended UBC and received a M.Sc. in Biology and Botany in the Field of Genetics. After raising a family, she went to Law School at the University of Saskatchewan and holds a J.D. degree. In 1998, Carol and her husband Carl moved to the Westside. They have six grown children; Laura, Peter, Scott, Michelle, Valerie and Paul. During the past 20 years, Carol has held the following positions:
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| Councillor Jayson Zilkie |
Cell Phone: 250-469-0620 Email: jayson.zilkie@westkelownacity.ca
Jayson Zilkie moved to West Kelowna Estates (Rose Valley) in 1990 from Winnipeg. He was just 6 years old at the time. He attended Rose Valley Elementary and graduated from Mount Boucherie Secondary School. Jayson grew up playing hockey with the West Kelowna Minor Hockey Association, where he was on the team that won West Kelowna’s only Midget Provincial Title in 1999-2000. He went on to play Junior, College and semi-professional hockey. Jayson graduated from Briercrest College in Saskatchewan with a BC in Business and an AA in Biblical Studies, followed by a two-year certificate in Marketing from Saskatchewan Polytechnic. He notes that he is blessed to have his loving and supportive wife Erin of over 10 years. Together they have three young children; Micah, Amara and Izaiah. Jayson has been working in the Fin-Tech (Financial Technology) sector since 2014. He previously served as a board member and treasurer for the Kelowna Gospel Mission from 2015 to 2018 and he looks forward to serving this community and making West Kelowna an even better place to call home. |
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