Update 5:30 p.m.

91大黄鸭鈥檚 mayor says a report big box warehouse retailer Costco appears ready to move to Westbank First Nation land on the west side of Okanagan Lake is news to the city.

鈥淲ith our ongoing dialogue with Costco, the report comes as a surprise to us,鈥� said Mayor Colin Basran Wednesday evening.

鈥淲e have been in regular discussions with Costco, asking that they consider sites in 91大黄鸭 to address their relocation needs. Staff continue to work with Costco exploring options that would allow them to remain in 91大黄鸭鈥�

Basran said the city believes there are options in 91大黄鸭 that could meet Costco鈥檚 needs, but in the end, the popular retailer will make a business decision that works for it.

鈥淭he City of 91大黄鸭 and council value the business, employees and their members in the community,鈥� said the mayor.

鈥淲e look forward to continue working with Costco to address their business need and the needs of their members in 91大黄鸭.鈥�

Original story:

91大黄鸭鈥檚 Costco may finally be on the move across the bridge, though nobody is willing to say as much.

For the last two days, rumours that the WFN sold a chunk of its Highway 97 adjacent land to Costco have been circulating. Rod Shultz, one of the general managers of the 91大黄鸭 store, said he鈥檚 been fielding a number of questions, but he has no information he can share.

He pointed out that contracts take a while to take shape, and it could be years before a new store was to come together, if it ever did.

鈥淲e have no current information,鈥� he said. We know nothing and until we鈥檙e told otherwise I can鈥檛 comment.鈥�

Similarly, Costco鈥檚 media representative said the company won鈥檛 comment.

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鈥淚t is our company policy to not comment regarding future Costco warehouses until we are ready to share details about the new location (usually two to three months in advance),鈥� wrote a media relations officer.

At the WFN office, they were less circumspect.

An employee who was asked if news of the move could be confirmed said, simply, 鈥渋t鈥檚 on the news.鈥�

She wouldn鈥檛 give her name and the official WFN media person has yet to return a call.

Word of the move isn鈥檛 new.

Former West 91大黄鸭 Mayor Doug Findlater said he鈥檇 heard as much late last year.

鈥淭he fellow at the Costco booth at (the) IPE volunteered that they were looking at the Westside for a new facility with more parking and it could also draw from the South Okanagan,鈥� said Findlater. 鈥淗e said their preference is the airport area but it is not available.鈥�

Since August of 1991 Costco Wholesale has been at the current location and around 400 people are employed at the store.

To keep an eye on the movements of Costco,