About: Wayne

Wayne has been the elected representative for Central Okanagan West since November 2014. Wayne, wife Michelle and their two Old English Mastiffs Rufus & Indiana are long-time residents of Killiney Beach in the North Westside area of Westside Road.

Recent Posts by Wayne

Planned Power Outage – North Westside

There had been rumours that a power outage was scheduled for Wednesday June, 06, 2018.  I tried to get confirmation through RDCO but they were unaware of the "planned outage scheduled for work on their equipment.  The power went out at 8:33 and...

Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Halifax 2018 Convention


From May 31-June 3, FCM will host the largest gathering of Canadian municipal elected officials for an unforgettable event: our 2018 Annual Conference and Trade Show. This year’s conference, themed “Tools for tomorrow’s Canada,” is one you can’t miss. Here’s five reasons why: #1 Acquire hands-on training and knowledge ⋅ Access more than 40 workshops, industry-led...

EOC Release – Debris Clean-Up Okanagan Lake – Barge Contact

Arrangements for clean-up of debris from Okanagan Lake as a result of flooding, wave and wind action during the current high water is being arranged now.  If you have material on your shoreline that needs removal the contacts for the Emergency Operations Center are listed here.  I have highlighted the EA West...

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...

Westside Road Construction – Update 1 Month in

Here's some footage of the Westside Road construction upgrade occurring between La Casa and Muir Road.  This is approximatly one month into the work and the landscape is changing by the day.  I will do updates a couple of times a month to keep up with the progress of the upgrade. The hairpin turn of Westside Road where it crosses Shorts Creek was a problem area in 2017 when a debris blockage...

Killiney Beach – Update April 15 2018

I thought I would do another walk through on Killiney Beach prior to Spring thaw and runoff this year.  As you can see in the video the lake is very low, probably the lowest water level I remember, hopefully this with a slow melt will save us...

Westside Road Improvements START – La Casa to Muir Road

Finally road improvements hit the North Westside end of Westside Road.  The stretch between La Casa and Muir Road is set to begin.  Traffic delays of 15 minutes are expected through to December ... this will cause some aggravation this summer as the traffic to the community...

NWCA Easter Egg Hunt – Westshore Park

The North Westside Communities Association has just concluded their 7th Annual Easter Egg Hunt.  The weather co-operated and we had a beautiful day with another record crowd.  Every year we get more children, this year we topped 140, good job to all the volunteers and a special...