The City of Kelowna says it is exploring the closure of some downtown streets to allow struggling restaurants to either create or expand their outdoor patios to make it through the coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier this month, the City of Seattle said it was going to close 32 kilometres of streets to provide more space for people.
In Kelowna, local officials said it’s an idea that the City of Vancouver is pursuing, and they want to do the same. “It’s 100 per cent something that we are looking into and will be following suit in some capacity,” said Kelowna mayor Colin Basran. “It’s too early right now to tell you which streets will be closing and where and for how long, but we are 100 per cent open to that.” The idea is being welcomed by many