T
he City of Kelowna is governed by an elected Council comprised of a Mayor and eight Councillors
– with terms lasting three years. Dealing with the City Council – on numerous times and in many ways - was one of the required steps that the Kelowna Yacht Club (KYC) had to undertake on their arduous journey to build themselves a new clubhouse and marina. The KYC was finally granted approval last year – after a battle that spanned over four terms (more than 12 years) of the City Council – at the civic, provincial, and federal levels, as well as by the First Nations. After forming the Long Range Planning Committee in 1998, and jumping over numerous and lofty hurdles - including the holding of an architectural design competition – the KYC is now primed for the potentials of their new clubhouse and marina. “With one of our foremost priorities at the
Kelowna Yacht Club being our contributions to the community, we felt it important to support local businesses wherever we could,” Jim Kay, KYC’s General Manager explained, “All levels of this project will employ the abilities and experience of local Architects, Engineers, Designers, Consultants, Contractors and Trades people – both at skilled and entry levels; a considerable undertaking for the 1,500 KYC Members and their boating families.” The 2010 Okanagan-wide competition -
overseen by the Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) - for the overall design concept of the building was comprised of eight architects/firms initially invited to participate. Armed with their extensive - and very specific - list of criteria regarding such things as floor space and cost, the challengers were left with a daunting task. They were to create a proposal that proved to the members - and moreover the Committee - that they had met the outlined requirements while still succeeding to create an aesthetically pleasing structure; reflecting both the essence of the city and Yacht Club as well as their own unique style. After the first submissions and subsequent
decisions were made – with the architects remaining
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