West Kelowna, British Columbia

West Kelowna is a young city (incorporated 2007) on the west side of Okanagan Lake across the William R. Bennett Bridge from Kelowna, gathered on the traditional territory of the Syilx (Okanagan) people and wrapped around the Westbank First Nation's reserve lands. The City runs planning and building permits, business licences, Bylaw Compliance, roads and snow clearing, two water treatment plants (Powers Creek and Rose Valley) serving most but not all neighbourhoods, sanitary sewers, quarterly utility billing, curbside garbage and yard waste carts under a regional contract (Recycle BC's contractor collects recycling), West Kelowna Fire Rescue, emergency preparedness, parks and beaches, arenas, the Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre, a seniors centre and community halls, the cemetery and West Kelowna Transit's Umo cards. Dog licensing and dog control are run by the Regional District of Central Okanagan, which also runs regional parks, emergency management and the Westside waste facilities. Policing is the West Kelowna RCMP detachment, transit is the Kelowna Regional Transit System run by BC Transit, the library is the Okanagan Regional Library, health care is Interior Health (Kelowna General Hospital is across the bridge), and marriage licences, health cards and driver's licences are provincial.