1987
Stober Group acquired ‘Tiny Town’ Campground
Design Evolution
1989
The site was improved and rebranded to Willow Creek Family Campground
2017
Stober Group acquire the additional 1.0 Acre parcel from the City of Kelowna
2018
Stober Group teamed up with a development partner to begin the planning process.
January – July 2019
The development team worked closely with the City of Kelowna Planning staff to come up with an initial rezoning application package
July 2019
The rezoning proposal was presented to the community in the form of a public information open house at Okanagan College
September 2019
Stober Group decided to take back and reassess the project based on the feedback from the community
October 2019
Stober Group engaged a local consulting team and together they openly engaged the community stakeholders for their feedback resulting in a redesign of the project
October 2019 – Present
The development team reimagined the project based on the feedback from the community. Options considered were:
Low to Midrise wood frame rental apartment development
Highrise small footprint ‘twin’ towers at 20 – 25 stories tall
Midrise concrete market housing under the 14 storey height of SOPA Square development
January 2020
COVID19 Crisis began and the community consultation process had to be reconsidered
April 2020
A virtual online public consultation program was envisioned as the way to deliver the promises made to the community to come back and share what we had heard and to show what that vision could look like
June 2020
The Virtual Public Consultation went live