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West Kelowna won over Westbank by a margin of 3,841 to 3,675. The West Kelowna name was confirmed by the municipal council on December 9, 2008 and became official January 30, 2009, after the Government of British Columbia approved the change to the Letters Patent. [9] In 2015, West Kelowna officially became classified as a city. [3]
The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, representing two unincorporated Electoral Areas of Central Okanagan East and Central Okanagan West, along with the member municipalities of the City of Kelowna, City of West Kelowna, the District of Lake Country, the District of Peachland, and Westbank First Nation.
In December 2007, following a governance referendum, it became a neighbourhood within what is now the City of West Kelowna. It has no legal borders since it is a neighbourhood and opinions vary as to exactly where Westbank begins and ends. As of January 2020, the City of West Kelowna has a total population of about 35,818. [1]
Okanagan Lake winds between Kelowna (foreground) and Westbank (background). Okanagan Lake ( Okanagan : kɬúsx̌nítkw ) [ 3 ] is a lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia , Canada. The lake is 135 km (84 mi) long, between 4 and 5 km (2.5 and 3.1 mi) wide, and has a surface area of 348 km 2 (135 sq. mi.).
West Kelowna-Peachland is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Created under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution , the riding will first be contested in the 2024 British Columbia general election . [ 1 ]
In July 2014, a 340 ha (840 acres) fire behind the West Kelowna subdivision of Smith Creek caused the evacuation of 3,000 people. In July 2015, a 560 ha (1,400 acres) fire near Shelter Cove caused the evacuation of 70 properties. In August 2015, a 130 ha (320 acres) fire burned near Little White Mountain, just south of Kelowna.
Lakeview Heights is a community within the City of West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Lakeview Heights is on the west side of Okanagan Lake, across the lake from Kelowna . [ 1 ] Lakeview Heights is east of Mount Boucherie and south of Tsinstikeptum Indian Reserve No. 10 .
It is a part of the Central Okanagan Regional District, and of the Kelowna metropolitan area. The city of Kelowna lies to the south, while the city of Vernon lies to the north. As its name suggests, there are a number of lakes in the vicinity of Lake Country, and outside the municipal boundaries in the hills to the east.