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The District of West Kelowna has awarded the Westbank Cemetery Expansion Project for a lump sum value of just over $693,000.
A section of the Westbank Cemetery (Photo Credit: District of West Kelowna)
Arterra Construction Ltd. was awarded the project, which will see the next phase of work done in the cemetery. It is forecasted that the Westbank Cemetery will be at full capacity by the fall of 2015, or very early 2016. In the fall of 2013, the district began two improvement projects which were completed in June 2014. The first project included the addition of two granite columbaria, two mausoleums and two memorial benches within a garden area. This addition provided 212 above ground interment plots. The second was a landscape improvement project which transformed the gravel based cemetery surface to a more formal appearance which included trees, turf and shrubs.
A section of the Westbank Cemetery (Photo Credit: District of West Kelowna)
Since the improvements and additional interment options, an increased interest in both cremation and burial plots has resulted in sales doubling from that of 2013.Now, Arterra Construction will be tasked with further expansions and site improvements to accommodate future needs.The Westbank Cemetery, located at 3200 Elliott Road, was established in 1925.
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