Westbank is one of the communities within the City of

West Kelowna West Kelowna, formerly known as Westbank and colloquially known as Westside, is a city in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. The city encompasses several distinct neighbourhoods, including Casa Loma, Gellatly, Glenrosa, Lakeview Heights, Shan ...

in the province of

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. It is 12 km to the west of

Kelowna Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ''ki� ...

. Other communities in West Kelowna include Casa Loma, West Kelowna Estates,

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, Smith Creek, Glenrosa, Rose Valley and Lakeview Heights. Westbank sits to the south of West Kelowna. Westbank was for many years an unincorporated area within the

Central Okanagan Regional District The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, representing the metropolitan area of Greater Kelowna, which comprises the City of Kelowna, City of West Kelowna and their s ...

. In December 2007, following a governance referendum, it became a neighborhood within what is now the City of West Kelowna. It has no legal borders since it is a neighborhood and opinions vary as to exactly where Westbank begins and ends. As of January 2020, the City of West Kelowna has a total population of about 35,818. A post office was opened in 1902 and was named for its location on

Okanagan Lake Okanagan Lake ( oka, kɬúsx̌nítkw) is a lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The lake is long, between wide, and has a surface area of 348 km2 (135 sq. mi.). Hydrography Okanagan Lake is called a fjord lake as i ...

. The name was suggested by John Davidson who arrived in the district in 1892. Self-Government municipal regulatory powers have been given by treaty to the

Westbank First Nation The Westbank First Nation is a self-governing First Nations band in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada, and is one of eight bands that comprise the Okanagan Nation Alliance. Westbank First Nation (WFN) is governed by one chief (Chri ...

(WFN). Westbank First Nation spans 5,340 acres of Reservation land, separated into five land parcels.

Local attractions

The Westbank area has numerous orchards, wineries, golf courses, and is a twenty-minute drive from the former Crystal Mountain Ski Resort. To the south of Westbank are the towns of

Peachland Peachland is a district municipality in the Okanagan Valley on the west side of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1899 by John Moore Robinson, although the region had long been home to the Okanagan people. Peachland ...

and Summerland, and the city of

Penticton Penticton ( ) is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. In the 2016 Canadian Census, its population was 33,761, while its census agglomeration The ce ...

Recreation

There are three public beach accesses along Okanagan Lake. There are four public launches into the Okanagan Lake.

References

External links

Westbank Chamber of Commerce
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