Westside Road

• Power outages, closures plague Westside Road as burned trees fall on power lines

  'The weekend of October 24th to 27th, the Wilson’s Landing and north area had power outages anywhere from 23 to 35 hours — all within a 54-hour period,' said resident Blanche Beda.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2025
  
• Body of missing truck driver located in Okanagan Lake following massive mudslide

  Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) said in the days following the slide, a person was reported missing who was expected to be driving Westside Road when the slide happened.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2025
  
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• Crews checking to make sure no one missing in Westside Road landslide

  West Kelowna RCMP and Central Okanagan Search and Rescue said items belonging to a missing person were located near the slide, which came down on April 1.

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  Apr 8, 2025
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• 2023 wildfire could have played role in Westside Road landslide

  A landslide struck on Tuesday night, in the same area affected by the McDougall Creek wildfire in 2023.

  Environment

  Apr 3, 2025
• Massive mudslide closes Westside Road in Okanagan

  Some members of the Wilson's Landing Fire Department, who had been training earlier on Tuesday night, couldn't return to their homes north of the slide overnight.

  Traffic

  Apr 2, 2025
• Westside Road washed out near Lake Okanagan Resort

  The North Westside Fire Department is directing traffic around a flood on a portion of Westside Road, near Lake Okanagan Resort and Bear Creek.

  Weather

  Aug 16, 2024
• Repair work on West Kelowna, B.C. overpass to start soon

  Work to repair the Westside Road overpass damaged last October is slated to begin later this month, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said in a statement.

  Traffic

  Jan 16, 2024
• Rockslide spreads debris on Westside Road, traffic slows in West Kelowna area

  Drive BC says it is aware of the slide and that crews are on the scene to clear debris. Traffic is expected to return to normal around 5:30 p.m.

  Traffic

  Dec 31, 2023
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• Deer trapped underneath fence along Westside Road freed by Good Samaritans

  After several minutes of carefully trying to assist the animal by lifting the fence, the female deer wiggled its way down the embankment, and got out under its own power.

  Features

  Nov 27, 2023
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• Hundreds of power poles destroyed in Southern Interior, B.C. wildfires

  In the McDougall Creek wildfire, 27 kilometres of power lines, 426 poles and 66 pieces of other equipment needed to be replaced after the fire that started in West Kelowna.

  Fire

  Sep 14, 2023