A new plan, with existing paths already on the ground
West Kelowna adopted its updated 20-year Transportation Master Plan on June 9, 2026, according to the City’s June 10 announcement. Independent reporting the following day described the long-term direction for transportation. Adoption is a significant planning step, but it is not a promise that every project is funded for immediate construction.
The City’s capital-project information also records existing pathways, including Boucherie, Gellatly, Whitworth and Shannon Lake. In particular, Boucherie should not be described as an unbuilt future pathway. Recognizing completed work is part of an honest discussion about what should happen next.
Make the next connections understandable
For residents planning a walk, rolling with a mobility device or connecting to transit, a project list becomes more useful when it has a map. A clear budget-stage update could identify the next funded connections, explain what each is intended to join and show the expected design and construction milestones.
Accessibility considerations should be visible alongside the route. So should dependencies: a City pathway decision is different from a transit service change requiring BC Transit or provincial agreement. Separating those responsibilities would make it easier to ask the right institution a precise question. It would also reduce the chance that a regional aspiration is mistaken for a fully approved local project.
Ask for priorities through the 2027 budget process
The petition asks West Kelowna City Council and Engineering Services to publish the next three funded walking and rolling connection priorities during preparation of the 2027 budget. The requested update would include maps, accessibility considerations, budgets and target dates, with transit dependencies identified separately.
Our research does not establish which three missing links should be chosen. That decision should draw on the adopted plan, engineering evidence and the budget process. The campaign asks for a clear account of those choices rather than inventing priority routes. If the requested information is already public in an equivalent form, we will link it and narrow the remaining request.
Check the record
Sources & reporting notes
- City / District public record — June 9 adoption and scope ↗ · 2026-06-10
- City / District public record — Existing infrastructure inventory ↗ · current page
- Independent reporting — Independent adoption coverage ↗ · 2026-06-11
Research reviewed October 21, 2026. Research does not establish which three missing links are highest priority. Do not portray Boucherie as unbuilt despite loose wording in secondary coverage.
Our request is an editorial proposal. The linked sources establish the background; they do not imply endorsement of this petition.
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For anyone following this: Local Voices has put together the source documents and a petition asking West Kelowna City Council; Engineering Services to show the next funded walking connections with maps, budgets and dates. Here’s the request and evidence: https://okanagantradedirectory.ca/local-voices/west-kelowna-next-walking-connections-budget. Please read it and decide whether you support it.
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A public record of what happens next.
- PublishedOctober 21, 2026 · Evidence and request available to review.
- Collecting supportOnly confirmed, unwithdrawn signatures count.
- Delivery & responseNot delivered yet. Delivery and any response will be recorded here.
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