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White blossoms on branches next to a rail trail path

Environmental & Cultural Impact

These are Kelowna’s last remaining natural waterways and living ecosystems north of Harvey: a vital corridor for wildlife, and species at risk. Destroying it with a road doesn’t just erase greenspace; it reverses decades of climate action, breaks public promises, and buries what other cities are fighting to bring back to life.

Flowering tree by the rail trail path

Greenspace Benefits

  • Provide flood protection

  • Cool the city in the summer

  • Clean water supplies

  • Support biodiversity 

  • Mitigate the impact of climate change

  • ​Improve mental health

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Ecological Benefits

  • ​Protect vital wetland and the last natural creek (Mill Creek) in the area 

  • Support wildlife corridors, home to species at risk such as the Yellow-breasted Chat (shown in the picture above)

  • Help attain Kelowna’s climate goals: we already lost 25% of greenspace since 2001, one of Canada’s worst rates

Cyclist in reflective vest on paved path, mountains on the rail trail

Community Values

  • Ratify city commitments to biking, walking, and active transportation 

  • Protect heritage land

  • Follow standard practice: No public environmental studies have been shared despite required approvals

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