Full-time staff members at the City of Kelowna will all keep their jobs 香蕉视频直播� at least for the time being.

The city is continuing to seek ways to trim costs and tighten its belt in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the first remedies was the layoffs of 65 permanent part-time staff in the city香蕉视频直播檚 recreation department.

But as the economic fallout continues, staff could see their jobs on the line, according to Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran.

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Across the province, several municipalities have begun laying off full-time staff, with the City of Burnaby laying off 1,500 staff on April 15.

But the mayors in the Central Okanagan香蕉视频直播檚 smaller municipalities say they香蕉视频直播檙e already operating leanly and there have been no layoffs as of yet.

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Lake Country Mayor James Baker and Peachland Mayor Cindy Fortin both said their municipalities don香蕉视频直播檛 have excess people to lay off.

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