FYI - For Your Information

Happy holidays from the City of West Kelowna.

Our administrative offices will be closed Christmas Day through New Year’s Day, but emergency and essential services will be provided during this time. Those offices that will be closed are:

<p>All services and programs provided from offices in the Regional District of Central Okanagan on KLO Road in Kelowna will be closed from Monday, December 25th through Monday, January 1st. </p><p>During this time any emergencies involving Regional District water systems should be directed to 250-868-5299. Payments, business license renewals or new license purchases may be made online while the office is closed at <a href="http://www.regionaldistrict.com/payments">www.regionaldistrict.com/payments</a>.</p><p>We look forward to serving you again at 8:00 am Tuesday, January 2nd.</p><p>This year curbside waste collection is affected during the Christmas-New Year’s holiday period. There won’t be any collection on either Christmas Day, Monday the 25th or New Year’s Day, Monday the 1st of January. As a result, curbside pick-up moves ahead one day during the last week of December and first week of January. During these weeks only, residents who normally have collection on Monday should put their carts at the curb on Tuesday. Tuesday collection will be on Wednesday, Thursday collection on Friday and Friday pick-up will take place on Saturday December 30th and Saturday, January 6th. The weekday collection schedule returns to normal on Monday, January 8th. View <a href="http://regionaldistrict.com/recycle">regionaldistrict.com/recycle</a> for details.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.regionaldistrict.com/your-services/waste-reduction-office.aspx">Westside Residential Waste Disposal and Recycling Centre</a> on Asquith Road in West Kelowna will be closed on Christmas Day Monday, December 25th and New Year’s Day Monday, January 1st.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.regionaldistrict.com/your-services/waste-reduction-office/disposal-locations/traders-cove-transfer-station.aspx">Traders Cove Transfer Station</a> just off Westside Road is not affected this year by holiday closures. The <a href="https://www.regionaldistrict.com/your-services/waste-reduction-office/disposal-locations/north-westside-road-transfer-station.aspx">North Westside Road Transfer Station</a> on the Whiteman Creek Forest Service Road will be closed Christmas Day (Monday, December 25th) and New Year’s Day Monday, January 1st.</p><p>The<a href="https://www.regionaldistrict.com/your-services/parks-services/environmental-education-centre-for-the-okanagan-(eeco).aspx"> Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan</a> (EECO) in <a href="https://www.regionaldistrict.com/your-services/parks-services/parks-and-trails/23-mission-creek-regional-park.aspx">Mission Creek Regional Park</a> will be closed Saturday, December 23rd through Tuesday, December 26th and Saturday, December 30th through Monday, January 1st. ‘Story Time at the EECO’ will not be held on Tuesday, December 26th. It resumes at 10:00 am on Tuesday, January 2nd.</p><hr style="width: 100%" /><p>FYI contains information submitted from the public and is displayed exactly as it was received. Information is clearly attributed in bylines and not created by iNFOnews.ca staff. For more information, please contact the referring organization. If you have questions about FYI, or would like to submit information to FYI, please send directly to <a href="mailto:fyi@infonews.ca"> fyi@infonews.ca.</a></p>

Canada 150 Flags Presentation
Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola MP Dan Albas presented flags to be flown at city facilities in recognition of Canada’s 150th anniversary of confederation, which will be officially celebrated July 1, 2017. City staff has also requested to use the Canada 150 logo for decorative banners on Boucherie Road Wine Trail and Westbank Centre.

KELOWNA - PSAs regarding the Community Calendar, Meetings or Events from the RDCO.

Start date:  Immediate   
End date:  Tuesday, March 28th

Nature Detectives Spring Break Camps

Registration is underway for this year’s Nature Detectives Spring Break Camps at the Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan in Mission Creek Regional Park (Springfield and Durnin Roads).

The City of West Kelowna wishes everyone happy holidays and reminds the public of the upcoming office closures and the services that will continue to be provided throughout the winter break.

City Hall will be closed from 3:00 p.m. Friday, December 23, through 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 3. Administrative offices for Operations on Elliott Road, Utilities on Bartley Road and West Kelowna Fire Rescue at 2708 Ollala Road will also be closed.

*There is no Eco-Art at the EECO on December 24th or 31st or Story Time at the EECO on Tuesday, December 27th as the EECO is closed.

With Christmas Day and New Year’s Day falling on a Sunday this year, there is no change to your waste and recycling collection. Regular collection will take place on Boxing Day Monday, December 26th.

Please place your garbage and recycling carts at the curb by 7 a.m. and ensure the lids are completely closed. (For tips on how to place your garbage carts in winter, visit the RDCO You tube channel for a short video or www.regionaldistrict.com/recycle.

All services and programs provided from offices in the Regional District of Central Okanagan on KLO Road in Kelowna will be closed from Monday, December 26th through Sunday, January 1st.

Senior’s Housing Development Proposed

The Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan is located in Mission Creek Regional Park, at Springfield and Durnin Roads.  For more information on these and other EECO programs, check out ‘Your Guide to Regional Parks’, visit the Regional District website or contact the EECO at 250-469-6140.