Penticton, B.C., is moving forward with a scaled-back version of a proposed pilot project that would allow people to drink alcohol at certain public parks and beaches.
After a lengthy discussion at their Tuesday meeting, Penticton City Council approved a one-month test run of the idea starting Wednesday.
City staff had proposed council allow drinking at six local parks and beaches during the pilot project. However, councillors removed SS Sicamous Park and Gyro Park from that list.
Instead, the relaxed rules will apply at parks and beaches along the Okanagan Lake waterfront from Power Street to Marina Way Park between noon and 8 p.m.