Monthly Archives: May 2018

Planned Water Interruption for some Killiney Beach Customers

Killiney Beach remains under a Boil Water Notice and this will remain in effect until notice is provided by RDCO that the water is again safe to drink from the tap.
Some customers of the Killiney Beach Water System will be without water for approximately two hours tomorrow as crews install...

Okanagan Lake – Flood Level Update

People and boats asked to stay away from log booms being installed on Okanagan Lake

News Release No. 36 Central Okanagan, B.C. — Starting tomorrow, crews will be out installing log booms on Okanagan Lake to protect public infrastructure and beachfront areas from possible high...

Westside Urgent Health Care Center – EA West Adds it’s Support

Below is a letter I sent to the Provincial Health Minister Adrian Dix in support of the proposed Urgent Health Care Centre for West Kelowna.  As the population of the Okanagan Valley grows so does the traffic congestion we all experience in trying to get around for our personal business and pleasure. ...

Okanagan Lake Levels – PEAK??

[caption id="attachment_38995" align="alignright" width="370"]               For Sale - Animals Not Included[/caption] Looks like with luck we will not meet or exceed the 243.0 meter prediction made earlier this season.  That is the old record (1948 I believe) not the...

Boil Water Notice – Killiney Beach

May 20, 2018 Boil Water Notice for the Killiney Beach Water System

The Regional District of Central Okanagan has issued a precautionary Boil Water Notice for residents served by the Killiney Beach Water System in the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area. This...

Killiney Beach to Re-Open for this Summer Season

Here is a shot of Killiney Beach on May 17 2018.  This is the day Okanagan Lake reached full pool of 342.48m and you can see in the video how close the shoreline is to the road.  RDCO Parks has been out and it looks like new...

Here we go Again … FloodWatch is Back

May 17 and we have reached full pool on Okanagan Lake ( 342.48m ) and the expectation now is that we will meet or exceed the 343m mark.  In 2017 we set a new record of 343.25m breaking a previous record from the late 1940's.  This is becoming an annual thing just...

O.R.L. – Okanagan Regional Library – AGM 2018

As a part of my duties as Electoral Area Director I am the representative for the two electoral areas (Central Okanagan East & West) within RDCO to the Okanagan Regional Library Board.  As such I attend ORL Board Meetings where decisions pertaining to the operation and management of the 29 Libraries under...

Water Quality Advisory – Killiney Beach / Westshore Estates

Here is a Water Quality Advisory for Killiney and Westshore Water Systems that are both operated by RDCO.  If you live elsewhere in the Electoral Area West and are not sure of the Water Quality in your system check with the system operator to assure that your water quality is to a standard...

Ewings Landing & Westside Road – Mud Slide

A second slide has occurred in the North Westside this time a little further south just North of the s turns before Ewings Landing Road.  This time a sizable chunk of the north bound lane of Westside Road has been lost in the slide.  This is going to be a major fix...