Photo: 36reasons · Public domainORL: West Kelowna Branch and Westbank Branch are West Kelowna’s two public libraries
No library board reports for West Kelowna alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
CCivic life#247 of 254 in British ColumbiaWhat West Kelowna’s civic life grade weighs
Civic life in West Kelowna grades C: #247 of the 254 towns graded in British Columbia. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and West Kelowna has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
23 registered charities give a West Kelowna mailing address
It works out to 0.6 per 1,000 residents, where the typical British Columbia town has 1.2 and Canada’s 1.4. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
36.9%
The 2023 survey gives British Columbia one volunteering rate for all its towns, 36.9% (between 35.2% and 38.7%), while provinces run from 25.2% at the low end to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
West Kelowna’s 2 public libraries
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of West Kelowna.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Public library locations are taken from OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada inventory, merged where both list one place.
Questions about the library and civic life in West Kelowna
Does West Kelowna have a public library?
Yes, 2: ORL: West Kelowna Branch and Westbank Branch.
Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).