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  • Despicable Theft at Westbank Cemetery

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    September 23, 2019

    In the late evening of Saturday, September 14, bronze markers on 53 cemetery plots in the Westbank Cemetery were stolen. The thieves had cut the lock on the cemetery gate to gain access.

  • Water Quality Advisory Issued for Lakeview Water System

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    September 16, 2019 

    Working in conjunction with the Interior Health Authority, the City of West Kelowna has issued a Water Quality Advisory for the Lakeview Water System due to elevated turbidity in water drawn from the Rose Valley Reservoir. 

    A Water Quality Advisory means children, the elderly, people with weakened immunity and anyone else seeking added protection should use boiled water, or an alternate, safe source, for drinking, brushing teeth, washing fruits and.

  • Popular West Kelowna Beach Closed for Repairs

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    September 10, 2019

    The City of West Kelowna will close Rotary Park, including the beach and parking lot areas, starting Wednesday, September 11 in order to complete much-needed restoration and flood mitigation work.

    Historic Okanagan Lake flooding in 2017 and high water levels in 2018 caused damage to riprap, retaining walls and staircases along the shoreline.

  • Canada and BC Award Grant Extension for Water Treatment Plant

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    September 10, 2019

    MP Stephen Fuhr, Kelowna-Lake Country, announced today that the City of West Kelowna’s request has been granted for a timeline extension to meet grant requirements for its Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant.

    Fuhr made the announcement in front of West Kelowna Municipal Hall indicating that the City now has a further two years, until March 2022, to construct the much-anticipated Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant.

  • Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant Special Announcement

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    September 09, 2019 

    The public and the media is invited to join MP Stephen Fuhr, Kelowna-Lake Country, and West Kelowna Mayor Gord Milsom for an important special announcement related to West Kelowna’s Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant.

    Tuesday, September 10, 2019

    10 a.

  • Shape the Future of Recreation in West Kelowna

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 06, 2019

    What recreational facilities and programs would you like to see added or improved on the Westside?

    The City is looking for input from its residents in West Kelowna and our neighbours in Westbank First Nation and the District of Peachland, especially those who use our facilities and programs, to determine future recreational needs.

    Residents can participate in several ways, including attending sessions at the recreational facilities they use:

  • Localized Water Quality Advisory Rescinded For Rose Valley Properties

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    September 06, 2019

    In consultation with Interior Health, the City of West Kelowna has rescinded a Water Quality Advisory for Rose Valley Properties. 

    The advisory had been required since Tuesday, September 3 because of higher than normal turbidity, which was the result of a water line break at a construction site.

  • West Kelowna Takes Steps to Enhance Public Safety

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    September 04, 2019

    Bylaw Compliance Officers will operate out of Westbank Lions Community Centre, at 2466 Main Street, starting Wednesday, September 4, in an effort to keep West Kelowna’s downtown a vibrant and welcoming place to live, do business and access services and amenities.

    “We’ve heard our community’s concerns and Council and I believe that this latest effort will go a long way to addressing many of the social and public safety issues that West Kelowna citizens have raised,”.

  • Water Quality Advisory Issued for Portion of Rose Valley Properties

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    September 03, 2019

    In consultation with Interior Health, the City of West Kelowna has issued a Water Quality Advisory, effective immediately and until further notice for customers in Rose Valley subdivision including Mar Jok Elementary School, the commercial building at 2081 McDougall Road and the church at 2170 McDougall Road. Crews are flushing, monitoring, and testing the system in an effort to restore water quality as soon as possible.

  • Calling Adult Rec Hockey Players - Local League Needs Teams

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    August 30, 2019

    Get the gang together and sign up to compete with teams from around the Central Okanagan in Pacific Adult Hockey League action this season.

    Twenty-five, 75 minute regular season games are scheduled Sundays and Mondays throughout the season with two guaranteed playoff games in best, two out of three series.

Contact Us

The City of West Kelowna 
3731 Old Okanagan Highway, 
West Kelowna, B.C., V4T 0G7

Email info@westkelownacity.ca
Call 778-797-1000
Contact a specific department 

 

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