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Sunday, February 13, 2011
WESTSIDE ▼ BUDGET
Your chance to have your say West Kelowna council is looking for public input into its upcoming budget. West Kelowna residents are invited to have their say regarding the draft 2011 municipal budget and the provisional 2011 to 2015 financial plan during a series of upcoming budget working sessions. The first public consultation event will take place Feb. 171 at the Westbank Lions Community Hall, from 6 to 9 p.m. The input session will follow a short presentation from the District of West Kelowna’s chief financial officer Jim Zaffino. Those who are unable to attend the first event can attend a second input session planned for March 15 at the Lions Westbank Community Hall, also from 6 to 9 p.m. To read up on the 2011 draft budget and the provisional 2011 to 2015 financial plan, go to www.districtofwestkelowna.ca. Once on the page, go to Mayor and Council and choose 2011 budget from the drop down menu. For more information, or to obtain a hard copy of the budget, call the West Kelowna finance department at 778-797-2220.
WASTE WATER…
West Kelowna council updated the zoning of the Westside Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant at its meeting this week. The plant was built in 1986, with extensions in 1996 and 2007. Here a group of local school children are given a tour of the plant. SEAN CONNOR/ CAPITAL NEWS
▼ COUNCIL
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potential fire fuels remains on West Kelowna property owners. During adoption of the West Kelowna fire services bylaw earlier this week, Coun. Rosalind Neis noted close to half of the areas identified as high fire hazards in the district are privately owned. She added the policy includes no ability for West Kelowna to deal with private properties identified as a fire risk. She pointed out it is not a matter of areas being arbitrarily selected,
but chosen through analysis by a professional forester that included thickness of brush and height of branches from the forest floor. She added the data presents a formula the district can apply to properties to determine if they present a risk. West Kelowna fire chief Wayne Schnitzler noted the department is quite proactive in wild land areas. He pointed out the permits being issued for fuel reduction have increased, and people are taking the
educational messages being sent and doing work in their own yards. “The caution here is we have a community built in a wildland interface area.” Schnitzler noted there are large tracts of trees present in places like Huntsville Green and the old West Kelowna Estates area. He said the residential component of all West Kelowna is a high hazard area. He estimated if a cost per hectare to re-
move all the fuel from private land was estimated, the expense could be approximately $30,000 to $40,000 for a homeowner to get the work done. “The costs would be so high, I don’t think the regular homeowner could bear those costs.” He noted that some of the areas considered high risk are right in residential areas. “It’s a tough business to get involved in, removal of trees and forced removal of trees, with residents.” msimmons@kelownacapnews.com
▼ TEMPORARY CLOSURE
Westside health centre renovated A community health centre on the Westside will be closed for renovations for the next week. The Westbank Health
Centre, at 2300 Carrington Rd., is slated to close until Feb. 21 for renovation work. Crews are replacing
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flooring throughout the main floor. Community care and prevention appointments and clinics have been rescheduled, and clinics for community ambulatory treatment clients are being held at the Capri Centre in Kelowna from Feb. 11 to Feb. 21. The Westbank centre covers services formerly considered public health, such as immunization clinics, dental servi-
ces, school and pregnancy health. It also serves as a base for home care services and diabetic education sessions. Those wishing to make community care appointments for after the Westbank centre re-opens can call 250-980-1400. For those wanting to make a promotion or prevention appointment at the centre, or who has a related question, call 250980-5150.
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