- Project Scope: Install sanitary sewer infrastructure from Selkirk Drive to Wiseby Drive, including service connections from the mains to property lines. It also includes widening Aberdeen Road to create safer paved shoulders for pedestrians and cyclists. While the project will take 2 years to complete, it will have a temporary shutdown for the winter season allowing full access along Aberdeen Road. The project will resume in Spring 2026
- Project Timeline: May 2025-November 2025 and spring-October 2026
Prime Contractor: Chapman Industries (Chapman) - 250-549-2907 (office) or 250-550-6563 (Site Supervisor).
Project Update: October 20, 2025
Current Works
Installation of the sanitary trunk sewer main is along Aberdeen Road is wrapping up for the season. The mainline has been laid from Selkirk Drive to just north of Venables Drive. Crews are now preparing the road for paving which is scheduled to start on November 3, 2025. Construction will ramp up again in the early spring of 2026, with completion of the project anticipated by September 30, 2026.
Road Closures
The full road closure, which have been instituted to ensure safety of the crew, motorists and pedestrians, will continue until the paving is completed. This is a full closure, 24-hour/7 days a week. Residents and visitors to Coldstream will need to use alternative routes. The District of Coldstream website and social media announcements will be utilized to communicate changes to the road closure boundaries.
Detour Information
- All passenger and commercial vehicles will be required to detour via Kalamalka Road or through routes around/over Middleton Mountain.
- Residents living within the Closure and Emergency Vehicles will be permitted access
Project Contact
Questions related to construction, such as schedule and traffic management, should be directed to Chapman Industries – 250-549-2907 (office) or to 250-550-6563 (Site Supervisor).
- Project Scope: To improve both traffic and pedestrian safety including:
- A signaled pedestrian light installed at the corner of Kalamalka Road and Westkal Road.
- 3-way stop signs will be installed on Kalamalka Road at both the intersections of McClounie Drive and Kidston Road.
- A third raised crosswalk will be installed on Kalamalka Road at the eastern parking lot exit of Coldstream Elementary School.
- Project Scope: To removed the log house from Kalavista Park
- Project Timeline: Unknown/awaiting Provincial permits
Project Update: June 16, 2025
Current Works
Abatement of the hazardous materials from the exterior of the building is complete and the majority of the structure has been removed. Demolition of the remaining structure will be completed once the necessary archaeology permits are obtained from the Province; Coldstream has been given no information on when the permit will be approved.
Future Works
Following abatement and removal of the log house, Council will provide guidance to Administration on reimagining the park. Habitat improvements for the turtles, such as the nesting grounds, will be considered as part of the landscape planning, following the demolition.
BAckground
Removal of the Log House will provide Coldstream with an opportunity to reimagine the use of this space and add valuable greenspace to the District for public enjoyment. Previous flooding events have intensified structural building issues including but not limited to failing foundation and mold, making the Log House unsuitable for private or public use and the roof is at end of life. The Log House was built in 1951 and purchased by the Regional District of North Okanagan in 2011 and rezoned as parkland. The District acquired the property in 2014. The Log House is not registered as a Heritage/Historical Site.
Project Contact
Questions related to the Log House removal project can call Infrastructure Services at 250-550-1505.
- Project Scope: To install solar panels on the Coldstream Community Hall to offset annual power consumption.
- Project Timeline: Unknown/awaiting final approval from BC Hydro
- Prime Contractor: Roost Solar
Project Update: October 20, 2025
Background
A solar project can potentially recover approximately 90% of electrical costs which could save the District (and its partner Maven Lane) upwards of $6000/year. The orientation of the building allows maximize energy production. This project was funded by the Local Government Climate Action Program, along with a $25,000 rebate from BC Hydro.
From March-September annually, the building will be producing more energy than it is consuming and thus the facility will be building "Net Metering Credits" with the electrical utility.
Solar panels have been installed and are awaiting final approved for connection to the BC Hydro grid.
Project Contact
Questions related to the Solar Panel project can call Infrastructure Services at 250-550-1505.
- Project Scope: To provide road and drainage improvements on Uplands Drive between Rockland Drive and Uplands Crescent
- Project Timeline: August 5-October 31 *extended until early November
- Prime Contractor: Nixon Earthworks
Project Update: October 20, 2025
Future Works
Isolated base repairs, drainage improvements, and a new asphalt surface on Uplands Drive between Rockland Drive and Uplands Crescent, and drainage improvements on Rockland Drive.
detour information
- During construction, travel on the Uplands Drive will be limited to single-lane alternating traffic.
- A temporary full closure will be required when crews work in the intersection at Rockland Drive. Further details on the full closure will be posted under news and events and on the Districts Social Media Channels.
Project Contact
Questions related to the Upland Drive Pavement Management project can call Infrastructure Services at 250-550-1505.
- Project Scope: To upsized water service from de Jong Drive, replacement of all piping, new sprinkler heads arranged in zones for optimal coverage, wires, valves, and control system.
