One of Kelowna’s main strips could be transformed into a big outdoor patio space just in time for the Canada Day long weekend.
City council is considering closing Bernard Avenue to traffic and creating extra pedestrian and patio zones. Businesses on Bernard Avenue were largely supportive of the idea. “It just gets people out.
It gets people excited,” Jack’s Pizza and Liquor chef Matthew Higginbottom said. “A lot more foot traffic generates a lot more business for us.” The proposed closure starts on Abbott Street at Lawrence Avenue, stretching around the corner onto Bernard Avenue and down to St.
Paul Street. Cross streets would still remain open, according to a City of Kelowna staff report. A cross-section of the street shows three-metre