Westbank Museum & Visitor Centre

Westbank Museum & Visitor Centre We are the Westbank Museum and West Kelowna Visitor Centre. Come learn about our community's history, or let us help you make your own! Admission is by donation.

Guided tours are available upon request. Kids! Come for our beaver and bear scavenger hunt. The Westbank Museum was established in 1978 by Clare and Billie Small to provide a repository for artifacts and documents of the settlement of the area. With these items, we generate historic and cultural programs and preserve the local settler heritage. Since its founding, the collection has grown to over

6000 artifacts and is continually expanding through donations. Our primary interest is in artifacts that are directly from and related to Westbank's heritage and pioneering families. These items have been generously donated by members of our community, pioneering families, and collectors. We consider all donations with respect to the item, its heritage, and the donor. Admission is by donation: $5 per person is the recommendation.

Throwback Thursday:This week we are going back to 1967 with this photo from the Canada Centennial celebrations in Westba...
07/03/2025

Throwback Thursday:

This week we are going back to 1967 with this photo from the Canada Centennial celebrations in Westbank!

What Is It Wednesday:What school did this patch come from (the name has been digitally removed)?The answer for last week...
07/02/2025

What Is It Wednesday:
What school did this patch come from (the name has been digitally removed)?
The answer for last week's is an iron doily.

07/01/2025

Trivia Tuesday:
What was the name of the 4-H beef club in Westbank in 1959?
The question for last week's was "How many pounds of Lambert cherries did Henry Paynter take to the Co-op Packinghouse in July of 1953?" and the answer is 1700 lbs.

This week's social media sponsor is Cherrywood Farm! Want to go pick some fresh cherries this July? Head on up Shelter D...
06/30/2025

This week's social media sponsor is Cherrywood Farm!

Want to go pick some fresh cherries this July? Head on up Shelter Drive and stop by Cherrywood Farm! They are a small hobby farm that believes in Agritourism. They offer cherry u-pick, and have a small raspberry patch as well.

Opening day is scheduled to be July 4th at 8am, but check their Facebook for more updates!

https://www.facebook.com/cherrywoodfarm/

Today is the day! Come on down to Memorial Park and take part in the festivities! Things are kicking off at 10:00 AM!Bri...
06/28/2025

Today is the day! Come on down to Memorial Park and take part in the festivities! Things are kicking off at 10:00 AM!

Bring your sunscreen, water, a pen for the cultural scavenger hunt, and a desire to have some fun and learn about the cultures in our community!

Please see a colour coded aerial map identifying parking areas for tomorrow's Westside Multiculturalism Day! The colour ...
06/27/2025

Please see a colour coded aerial map identifying parking areas for tomorrow's Westside Multiculturalism Day! The colour coding is as follows:

Green – Memorial Park: Event area

Blue – Accessible Parking Area: This area is being reserved for parking for people with accessibility needs. If you, or someone that is in your vehicle with you tomorrow has accessibility issues, feel free to park in this area. NOTE: Please do not park in the Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Center parking lot, which is the area above the highlighted accessibility area.

Red – Barricade: There will be a barricade up at the entrance off Old Okanagan Hwy. If you have questions about where to park, the person at the barricade will direct you where to go for parking.

Yellow – The yellow areas are the two main parking areas. The larger one, northeast on the map is the main event parking area, which has a trail connecting it to Memorial Park. It can be accessed by turning onto Carrington Crt off of the roundabout on Gellatly Rd. The smaller one further south on Old Okanagan Hwy is intended as overflow parking, however you are welcome to park there if you feel that it is closer to Memorial Park for you. That parking area can be accessed directly from Old Okanagan Hwy. Additionally, while it is not highlighted, there may also be parking along Old Okanagan Hwy going north (towards Hwy 97), but that is subject to availability. Another parking option is the Westbank Museum parking lot, and then walk down to Memorial Park from there along Old Okanagan Hwy.

If you have any questions regarding parking for this event, please feel free to call 2507680110 for directions!

Formative Friday:On this day in 2021, Lytton, British Columbia, broke the record for the hottest temperature recorded in...
06/27/2025

Formative Friday:

On this day in 2021, Lytton, British Columbia, broke the record for the hottest temperature recorded in Canada

Lytton, is a village with about 250 residents, and is located on the east side of the Fraser River and the south side of the Thompson River. On June 27th, it had broken a temperature record, recording a Canada-wide high of 46.6°C. The record had been held since 1931 by Yellowgrass and Midale, Saskatchewan, which was a temperature of 45.0°C.

Two days later, on June 29th, 2021, Lytton beat their newly set record, recording highs of 49.6°C, along with many Central and Southern BC towns recording highs, with Spences Bridge and Ashcroft reaching temperatures of 48°C. A day later, a wildfire was sparked, having been facilitated by the heat and 71 km/h winds, which would destroy the majority of the village.

Meet our sponsors!Here is the last of our platinum tier sponsors, K96.3 - Kelowna's Classic Rock!K96.3 is Kelowna's stop...
06/26/2025

Meet our sponsors!

Here is the last of our platinum tier sponsors, K96.3 - Kelowna's Classic Rock!

K96.3 is Kelowna's stop for Classic Rock on the radio! If you need to scratch the classic rock itch, tune into 96.3FM and relax. With live contests on the air, you'll be entertained for hours. K96.3 is also a Stingray music station, so you can listen to it from the comfort of your home on your TV. Thank you for sponsoring the Westside Multiculturalism Day, K96.3!

Throwback Thursday:This week we are jumping ahead to 1998 with this photo overlooking the CNR wharf and Gellatly Bay. ...
06/26/2025

Throwback Thursday:

This week we are jumping ahead to 1998 with this photo overlooking the CNR wharf and Gellatly Bay.

Meet our sponsors!Here is another of our platinum tier sponsors, New Country 100.7!If you've surfed the Kelowna radio wa...
06/25/2025

Meet our sponsors!

Here is another of our platinum tier sponsors, New Country 100.7!

If you've surfed the Kelowna radio waves, you've definitely stumbled upon New Country 100.7. Specializing in Country music, 100.7 sports all the new country hits, as well as live contests and multiple shows a week. They are also a Stingray music station, so you can listen to it from the comfort of your home on your TV. Thank you for sponsoring Westside Multiculturalism Day, New Country 100.7!

What Is It Wednesday:What is this week's featured artifact?The answer for last week's is a hand wringer.
06/25/2025

What Is It Wednesday:
What is this week's featured artifact?
The answer for last week's is a hand wringer.

Come on down to the museum before June 28th to pick up a Westside Multiculturalism Day t-shirt! We have youth sizes smal...
06/24/2025

Come on down to the museum before June 28th to pick up a Westside Multiculturalism Day t-shirt! We have youth sizes small to extra large (S-XL), which are $20, and adult sizes are small to double extra large (S-XXL), which are $25! Anytime before the 28th you can pay using cash, debit, credit or cheques at the museum. Otherwise, you can purchase at the event using cash or etransfer.

Proceeds from these shirt sales will be used to help fund next year's Westside Multiculturalism Day!

Address

2376 Dobbin Road
West Kelowna, BC
V4T2H9

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

250-768-0110

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