Are there too many stores in West Kelowna?

[GordonH]

^^^^^ This will continue until retail outlets in central Okanagan have enough to serve the area, most likely those on westside of the Lake will be the ones closing.

[matai]

I wouldn't be surprised if this one would be one of them as well:
http://business.financialpost.com/2014/ ... canada-us/

By 2015 they say... so if anything it would be this year.

My prediction proved to be accurate

http://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelow ... -pulls-out

[matai]

Not to put the horse in front of the bogey, but Staple's location would be the perfect spot to destroy the current building and build an affordable housing skyscraper mixed for families and elderly. Everything you need is at walking distance, so one would need no car to drive around.

[Verminator]

From the bridge almost to Peachland, West Kelowna is an eyesore of billboards, endless strip malls, industrial sites and big box stores. I truly hate driving thru there and certainly can't imagine why anyone would want to LIVE there.

[Anonymous123]

From the bridge almost to Peachland, West Kelowna is an eyesore of billboards, endless strip malls, industrial sites and big box stores. I truly hate driving thru there and certainly can't imagine why anyone would want to LIVE there.

This is true, it isn't very appealing, but the strip from the bridge to the airport isn't much better. Most sections of Highway 97 that have been 4-laned, or worse, 6-laned, are pretty damn ugly in this valley

[Verminator]

This is true, it isn't very appealing, but the strip from the bridge to the airport isn't much better. Most sections of Highway 97 that have been 4-laned, or worse, 6-laned, are pretty damn ugly in this valley[/quote]


I totally agree that there are lots of really nasty, ugly stretches of Highway 97, but the section thru WK is by far the worst. What makes it even more unacceptable is the fact that so much of it is on FN land. Stewards of the environment my @$$...

[notbornyesterday]

Having lived in Westbank 20 years ago (and yes I will continue to call it Westbank dammit) the few times I drove through West Kelowna recently brought tears to my eyes. How green was my valley......

[Anonymous123]

Having lived in Westbank 20 years ago (and yes I will continue to call it Westbank dammit) the few times I drove through West Kelowna recently brought tears to my eyes. How green was my valley......

I agree with you. Not a very good introduction to the Okanagan as you come off the connector. So much for " stewards of the land".

[matai]

I agree with you. Not a very good introduction to the Okanagan as you come off the connector. So much for " stewards of the land".

That's only heading North though. South is mostly nice all the way down to Omak.

[waterwings]

With the exception of downtown Westbank not much has changed unless it is on WFN. Just saying!

[Anonymous123]

With the exception of downtown Westbank not much has changed unless it is on WFN. Just saying!

Picking up what you're putting down.

[waterwings]

I have never put Westbank down. I simply stated what was because I didn't see through rose colored glasses and memories of the past and change does occur - nothing is ever written in stone except birth, death and taxes.

[Anonymous123]

I have never put Westbank down. I simply stated what was because I didn't see through rose colored glasses and memories of the past and change does occur - nothing is ever written in stone except birth, death and taxes.

Don't be to sure about those taxes.

[Rose Thompson]

Too many BIG stores and Kelowna's just 15 min away. Plus there's nothing unique about the stores here - same Chinese made crap in all of them.

[fall]

From the bridge almost to Peachland, West Kelowna is an eyesore of billboards, endless strip malls, industrial sites and big box stores. I truly hate driving thru there and certainly can't imagine why anyone would want to LIVE there.

At least here you actually move along the highway not doing 30 km from light to light like in Kelowna and it takes you an hour to get from Rutland to downtown, with the exception of peak hours near the bridge so you really don't have to sit and pay attention to all the rotting vacant buildings on wasteland as you drive by, there are some great areas to live here, it is like Kelowna you don't live along the highway, you escape to your area wherever it may be off the highway. It is more park and nature like and laid back on this side, I much prefer it! I live just over the bridge and am really closer to Kelowna than I am to the shopping in West Kelowna but I much prefer a quiet grocery store here that is not sold out of a lot of items, about the only thing we buy is groceries and get most other things from the coast or States anyway. I am in Kelowna every day and the best part is driving home escaping the overcrowded rat race of Kelowna back to my mountain with a view that I can listen to the birds chirp and watch the deer and have a glass of wine!