New Bus Service for Quail Ridge - September 2012 says City of Kelowna

Hi All,

I just wanted to share the really great news I have heard for the Quail Ridge area for September 2012 from The City of Kelowna.

There is provision in the 2012 budget for Quail Ridge service to commence September 2012.  We are just now starting the process of planning the service.  One of the immediate challenges is that we don’t have a smaller Community Bus available (an order is in place with a bus manufacturer, but that may take some time to receive it).  What this means is that the September service may be limited to the main roads (serving the multi-family buildings) with a full size bus, until we can get the smaller bus in place.

We also are developing the scheduling.  We don’t anticipate demand for an all day, high frequency service, but more of a service with morning and afternoon service runs geared towards class start and end times e.g., 7:30am run, 8:30am run, noon run, 2:30pm run 5:30pm run.  Frequency and routing could change based on ridership levels.

You will hear the details in the upcoming final budget in May, which will receive media coverage at that time. 

Jerry Dombowsky, Regional Programs Manager
Regional Services Department, Community Sustainability Division
 TEL 250 469-8735
FAX 250 862-3335jdombowsky@kelowna.ca

Kind Regards


Trish Cenci


Tel 250 864 1707

Quail Ridge Hotel Breaks Ground in Airport Buisness Park !

Hi All,

After many months of waiting I thought you would like to see that they have finally broken ground on the new Sheraton Four Points Hotel in Quail Ridge!

Kind Regards

Trish Cenci

Tel 250 864 1707

Quail Ridge Water - Update on the new GEID Okanagan Lake Intake and Pump Station.

Hi All,

The news is clean water is coming!!

Glenmore-Ellison Improvement District sent out their Fall Newsletter recently. I read that they now appear to be making progress with the construction on the intake and wet wells for the Okanagan Lake pump station.

Having received a Fisheries Act Authorization on May 24, 2011, Hayter Construction Ltd began work on the site in early June, and as of mid August had completed the majority of blasting and access construction work.

Multiple barriers were installed to prevent sediment release into the lake, including silt fences and two silt curtains in the lake. These  provide primary and secondary containment for works below the high water mark.The work window for construction in the Lake ends on September 30th, 2011.

This has been the most technically challenging part of the work and GEID will be drawing down McKinley Reservoir during the fall to allow for the completion of the outlet structure construction which is expected by March 2012.

With the supply of Okanagan Lake water to GEID’s McKinley Reservoir, residents in the Glenmore Valley should expect to see less colour and turbidity in their drinking water. It is then planned that GEID will monitor water quality for up to a year to obtain design information for ultraviolet disinfection, which is the next step to meeting Interior Health guidelines.

It will take until the summer of 2013 to replace the majority of the Mill Creek water in McKinley Reservoir, and I am sure we all can't wait!

Kind Regards

Trish Cenci

Tel 250 864 1707