Flood protection work will close dog park and part of rail trail

The City of Kelowna will begin flood prevention work next week that will cause the closures of two facilities.

A project to improve the Mill Creek corridor will get underway Monday. Nov. 29, and during the work, the Enterprise Dog Park and the Okanagan Rail Trail will be closed near the project limits.

Some of the minor trail networks in the area will also be closed, including the access road and parking lot for the Enterprise Dog Park as they will be used for construction purposes. Okanagan Rail Trail traffic will be detoured along the existing gravel trail network on the south side of Mill Creek.

“Keeping both what’s on the ground and underground in shape is a priority for the City and improvements to the Mill Creek corridor will mitigate flood impacts,” said Steven Robertson, Project Manager at City of Kelowna. “The City of Kelowna Infrastructure Division has successfully completed several major projects of this nature and the success of these projects was largely due to the much-appreciated cooperation of those directly affected.”

The project is expected to be done next spring. Residents/businesses will still have access to their properties during construction.

Work is scheduled to take place Monday to Sunday from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Construction will also occur outside of regular hours, including evenings and weekends, to ensure work is complete prior to the spring freshet.