Glenmore has more active development and public investment behind it than any other Kelowna neighbourhood right now, but the individual pieces of that story tend to get mentioned separately — a rec centre here, a road extension there. Pulled into one place, the pipeline is genuinely substantial, and it's worth understanding both what's coming and, just as importantly, when.
Parkinson Recreation Centre — $251M Rebuild, Targeting 2027
The existing Parkinson Recreation Centre is being rebuilt at a cost of roughly $251 million, with twin ice surfaces, aquatics, fitness space, and community programming space, targeted to open in 2027. This is one of the largest single public infrastructure investments in Kelowna, sitting right in Glenmore — a genuine amenity upgrade for anyone in the surrounding sub-areas, not a speculative promise on a rezoning application.
Burtch Road Extension — New Highway 97 Connection, Expected by 2027
A new connection from Burtch Road through to Highway 97 is expected to be complete by 2027, improving highway access for North Glenmore specifically. For anyone weighing a North Glenmore purchase today against the commute and access it offers now versus what it'll offer in roughly two years, this is a concrete, dated project — not an abstract "the area is growing" claim.
The North Glenmore Sector Study — 4,000 Acres, Population Could Double
The City's North Glenmore Sector Study identifies roughly 4,000 acres for future development in the sub-area, with population projections suggesting the area could roughly double toward 35,000+ residents over the long term. This is the slowest-moving piece of the pipeline — sector studies play out over many years, not a single budget cycle — but it's the foundation underneath why North Glenmore keeps coming up as Kelowna's strongest long-term growth story.
Schools Built Ahead of the Growth
Glenmore is served by School District 23 with five schools currently operating, and three major new schools approved or in planning — a genuinely proactive stance, building capacity ahead of enrolment rather than catching up after the fact. For families weighing where to buy for the next decade, not just today, that's a meaningfully different position than a neighbourhood where schools are already at capacity with no expansion planned.
Wilden — Still Building, Phase 3 Adding ~1,000 Homes
Wilden, BC's largest master-planned community, already has 1,800+ homes built within North Glenmore, with Phase 3 expected to add approximately 1,000 more homes across 578 acres. This is active, ongoing supply — not a finished community — which matters for both buyers watching for new-release pricing and anyone evaluating how built-out the area actually is today versus how it'll look in five years.
What this means practically: if you're buying in Glenmore or North Glenmore right now, you're not just buying into the neighbourhood as it exists today — you're buying ahead of roughly a quarter-billion dollars in public recreation investment, a new highway connection, new school capacity, and thousands of new homes still to come. That's a real factor in long-term value, separate from whatever the comparable sales say this month.
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