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Electoral change name only

It would appear any change to electoral boundaries in the Central Okanagan will come in name only.

A report by the B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission has proposed changing the name of Westside-Kelowna to Kelowna West.

The riding includes all of West Kelowna and Westbank First Nation lands from the Okanagan Connector, north past Killiney Beach, and stretches across Okanagan Lake into Kelowna to include the downtown and much of the North End of the city, ending at Spall Road.

According to the commission, some submissions requested significant changes to the boundaries, including the addition of a fourth riding within the Central Okanagan or creation of electoral districts that did not cross the lake. Others suggested Westside-Kelowna should include more of downtown Kelowna.

The commission chose not to make any boundary changes, suggesting the populations of the three ridings (including Kelowna-Lake Country and Kelowna-Mission) have similar populations.

"We were not convinced change would achieve more effective representation," the report states.



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