Community Safety & Well-Being Plan

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Working Together for a Safer, Stronger West Kelowna

The City of West Kelowna is developing its first Community Safety & Well-Being Plan. This is a collaborative effort to address the root causes of local challenges and build connected, safe, and strong communities.


What is the Community Safety & Well-Being Plan?

Our Community Safety & Well-Being Plan is a forward-thinking, prevention-focused plan that moves beyond traditional enforcement. It emphasizes prevention, fairness, and overall well-being for all residents. The plan will include both short-term actions that build momentum and longer-term approaches that foster lasting change.


Why it matters

Community safety and well-being are foundational to a thriving city. This plan aims to:

  • Identify key needs: Gain a clear picture of the most pressing safety and well-being challenges in our community.
  • Develop collaborative solutions: Collaborate with local leaders, businesses, partners, and residents to co-create practical and sustainable actions and strategies.
  • Reflect community priorities: Ensure that your insights directly shape the direction and actions in the Community Safety & Well-being Plan.


How your input will be used

The experiences, ideas, and priorities shared through this process will help to directly shape the Community Safety & Well-being Plan. Your feedback will be combined with data, research, and partner input to:

  • Identify community priorities and key areas for action
  • Inform goals and recommendations
  • Guide short-term actions to build momentum and longer-term approaches that foster lasting change

After the engagement process, we will publish a short What We Heard snapshot summarizing constructive ideas, themes, and next steps. These insights will also be reflected in the final Community Safety & Well-Being Plan when it is presented to Council and shared publicly.


Project timeline

How to participate

Your input is crucial to shaping the plan. By sharing your experiences, ideas, and priorities, you help guide practical actions that reflect the community's needs today and in the years to come.

Residents, businesses, and community members are encouraged to participate in the Community Safety & Well-Being Plan survey and idea submission form from Oct. 9 to Nov. 21.

The online survey and idea submission form will take approximately 10–15 minutes to complete. These engagement tools were designed to be accessible and easy to use, but we recognize that not everyone accesses information in the same way. If you need support or an alternative way to participate, please contact us at communications@westkelownacity.ca or 778-797-1234.

Working Together for a Safer, Stronger West Kelowna

The City of West Kelowna is developing its first Community Safety & Well-Being Plan. This is a collaborative effort to address the root causes of local challenges and build connected, safe, and strong communities.


What is the Community Safety & Well-Being Plan?

Our Community Safety & Well-Being Plan is a forward-thinking, prevention-focused plan that moves beyond traditional enforcement. It emphasizes prevention, fairness, and overall well-being for all residents. The plan will include both short-term actions that build momentum and longer-term approaches that foster lasting change.


Why it matters

Community safety and well-being are foundational to a thriving city. This plan aims to:

  • Identify key needs: Gain a clear picture of the most pressing safety and well-being challenges in our community.
  • Develop collaborative solutions: Collaborate with local leaders, businesses, partners, and residents to co-create practical and sustainable actions and strategies.
  • Reflect community priorities: Ensure that your insights directly shape the direction and actions in the Community Safety & Well-being Plan.


How your input will be used

The experiences, ideas, and priorities shared through this process will help to directly shape the Community Safety & Well-being Plan. Your feedback will be combined with data, research, and partner input to:

  • Identify community priorities and key areas for action
  • Inform goals and recommendations
  • Guide short-term actions to build momentum and longer-term approaches that foster lasting change

After the engagement process, we will publish a short What We Heard snapshot summarizing constructive ideas, themes, and next steps. These insights will also be reflected in the final Community Safety & Well-Being Plan when it is presented to Council and shared publicly.


Project timeline

How to participate

Your input is crucial to shaping the plan. By sharing your experiences, ideas, and priorities, you help guide practical actions that reflect the community's needs today and in the years to come.

Residents, businesses, and community members are encouraged to participate in the Community Safety & Well-Being Plan survey and idea submission form from Oct. 9 to Nov. 21.

The online survey and idea submission form will take approximately 10–15 minutes to complete. These engagement tools were designed to be accessible and easy to use, but we recognize that not everyone accesses information in the same way. If you need support or an alternative way to participate, please contact us at communications@westkelownacity.ca or 778-797-1234.

  • Community Safety and Well-Being Survey

      We want to hear from you

    The City of West Kelowna is developing its first Community Safety & Well-Being Plan to make our city safer, more inclusive, and supportive for everyone.

    We want to hear from you! Share your experiences, ideas, and priorities to help guide short-term actions and long-term improvements in safety and community well-being.

    The survey takes about 10–15 minutes to complete and is open from Oct. 9 to Nov. 21, 2025.

    Your input is important and it will help shape a strategy that reflects the needs and hopes of all West Kelowna residents.

      Background

    • The City of West Kelowna has engaged a third-party consulting firm, Dharmarketing Strategic Social Impact, to gather public perspectives and understand the needs for community safety and well-being across West Kelowna. Your feedback will inform the development of the City of West Kelowna’s Community Safety and Well-Being Plan.
    • Confidentiality and Data Usage: All responses are anonymous and confidential, and the information you provide will be stored securely by the consultant to inform the report. Individual responses will not be shared. By participating in this survey, you consent to the use of your responses as described.
    • The personal information is collected pursuant to section 26 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act For the purpose of “the development of the Community Safety & Well-being Plan”. Any questions regarding this collection are to be directed to the Privacy Head at 778-797-2250.


    *Note: This survey will close Friday, Nov. 21, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. PST.

    For questions regarding this survey, including the use of data collected, please email the project team at communications@westkelownacity.ca.

    When you submit this survey, it will not automatically collect your details like name and email address unless you provide it yourself.

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