Get ready, says Mayor Colin Basran, because if international travel restrictions remain in place, Kelowna could be in for a busy summer.

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Basran said there香蕉视频直播檚 a lot of pent-up travel demand and people want to get out of their homes. If international borders remain closed and domestic travel remains unrestricted, Basran believes Kelowna will be the destination of choice for many restless Canadians.

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Basran香蕉视频直播檚 comments came as council endorsed additional programming for the Bernard Avenue pedestrian closure this summer, set to allow pedestrians and businesses to take over the popular downtown street between the Sails and St. Paul Street. This, the mayor said, only adds to the city香蕉视频直播檚 draw this summer.

The 香蕉视频直播楳eet Me on Bernard香蕉视频直播� program will see live music, art galleries, public art and street games, in addition to the expanded patios and pedestrian/cyclist laneways present in 2020. The new initiatives will be focused on the 400 and 500 blocks of Bernard, where businesses had mixed reactions to the program last year, with hopes it will draw more customers to businesses in the area.

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City data shows pedestrian volumes went up 88 per cent in 2020 compared to 2019香蕉视频直播檚 expected counts at the intersection of Bernard Avenue and Mill Street.

The program is set to cost the city around $50,000. The city has applied for a Canada Healthy Community Initiatives grant, which would cover most of the city香蕉视频直播檚 costs.

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