Tell the City What You Want For Kelowna’s Civic Block

The City of Kelowna is asking residents what they think should be done with an area of the downtown core.

The City is beginning community involvement for the Civic Block in the downtown, starting with a workshop on May 13^th. The workshop will be one of several opportunities for stakeholders and residents to participate in creating a land use plan for what the City calls a unique area of downtown.

The Civic Block refers to the area from Queensway, Water Street, Clement Avenue, and between Ellis Street and St. Paul Street, though the primary area of focus cuts off at Smith Avenue and Ellis Street, as shown in the map below.

Civic Block area of downtown Kelowna. (Photo Credit: City of Kelowna)

The idea is for the plan to find land uses to enrich the community, encourage economic development, and make the Cultural District more vibrant while staying financially viable.

The first workshop on May 13^th will involve participants helping to identify the issues for the area and create the design principles for development. A second workshop, one that’s tentatively scheduled for late June, will involve participants providing feedback on draft concepts.

However, you’ll want to sign up soon as only about 40 attendees can participate in the workshop. If you want to attend, complete an expression of interest on the City of Kelowna’s website. On May 5^th, the City will hold a draw to fill available spots with registered members of the community.

(Photo Credit: KelownaNow)

If you can’t attend the workshop, you can still see the information through the My Downtown page on the City of Kelowna’s website. The City is also planning additional online engagement activities as well as an open house so that the public can review the plans.

For more information about the workshops or the Civic Block engagement, email Ross Soward at @rsoward@kelowna.ca.