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March 16, 2020
A Message From Mayor Milsom
The safety and well-being of our West Kelowna community, including our staff and Council members, is of utmost importance to our Council. We’re following the recommendations from the BC Ministry of Health and the BC Centre for Disease Control and remaining vigilant to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
On behalf of Council, I sincerely thank our community for remaining vigilant by adhering to health authority recommendations in the interest of protecting our health and for those around us. Please, let’s take care of ourselves and each other as we follow the recommendations and get through this together.
Our Senior Management Team is working with emergency management organizations to implement local-to-regional measures to help protect our communities. As we know, the status of COVID-19 is changing daily and we must adhere to the health authority’s recommendation for social distancing to prevent the spread of the virus. This means we’re evaluating the operations of our facilities, and which programs and events should be postponed or cancelled. Council will receive an update from staff later today (March 16) and we will issue the appropriate daily advisories to help keep our community and staff informed and safe.
We’ll also be increasing our electronic tools to stay engaged with our community. We’ll be expanding the use of our live streaming services, increasing our website and social media posts and online feedback. More information will be available in the days ahead.
It is important for our Council and staff to stay connected with our community as we strive to maintain our municipal services and keep the flow of information intact. For those who are not connected to the digital world, our staff will provide information to you over the phone and/or mail information directly to you if you prefer. And, for those who wish to visit us at our City facilities, please use social distancing at all times.
As part of the priority to implement social distancing and to protect our community and staff, we encourage our community to decrease in-person visits for city-related business. Please call us at 778.797.1000 or visit our website at www.westkelownacity.ca and staff will get you to the right place.
To pay bills online you may also visit the City’s webpage:
https://www.westkelownacity.ca/en/city-hall/payment-options.aspx.
Beginning today, City of West Kelowna staff will be issuing a Daily Brief about any city-related facility closures along with service and event updates in our West Kelowna jurisdiction. This Daily Brief will be posted on the City’s website, e-mailed to our subscribers and posted on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds.
For information regarding facilities and services in the Westbank First Nation jurisdiction, please visit Westbank First Nation Website: https://www.wfn.ca/.
The BC Ministry of Health and the BC Centre for Disease Control remain the centralized source for all COVID-19 information:
The Ministry of Health
- Website: https://news.gov.bc.ca/ministries/health
- Listen to the Ministry COVID-19 news briefings via the BC Government’s SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/bcgov
The BC Centre for Disease Control Website:
For City of West Kelowna Information:
- City of West Kelowna Facility, Service and Event Information During COVID-19
- Website: www.westkelownacity.ca
- City of West Kelowna Social Media Posts (for city facilities/services)
- Facebook: @cityofwestkelowna
- Twitter: @westkelownacity
- Instagram: @westkelownacity
Just like our outstanding community members, Council and staff are doing the best we can navigating through this uncharted territory. Remaining healthy inside and out is critically important to all of us, and during times of uncertainty we really are stronger together. Maybe not together as much in-person as we use extra caution, but we remain at your service. I have been so very impressed with our staff and I expect these times to be no different. I’d also like to thank our community for doing your part to protect your health and that of your loved ones.
We’ll be issuing a Daily Brief later today, and every weekday until further notice, that will outline any city-related facility closures, event cancellations and other city-related updates so please watch for our city-related information. We’re looking forward to staying the course with our city business while we continue to adhere to health authority recommendations. Please accept our apologies should any temporary disruption to facilities, programs and events occur as we move forward together.
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