Council Highlights

A brief and informal summary of the latest decisions made by Penticton City Council.

Council Decisions

Facilities Project Upgrades 
Council approved funding to address unplanned repairs involving four City facilities. This includes converting an open bay at City Yards into a new office space after discovering hazardous mold in an office trailer, conducting washrooms repairs at the Cleland Theatre, and repairing critical equipment required for icemaking at McLaren Arena. In addition, Council approved a funding shortfall to complete the Kings Park washroom and change room facility. Funds for all four projects were reallocated from existing capital projects.

Updated Parks Bylaw Adopted
City Council has adopted a new Parks Regulation Bylaw, which provides a clear and modernized set of rules for managing our local parks, beaches and trails. This includes a list of locations where overnight sheltering is not allowed. 

The updated bylaw follows a line of B.C. court decisions which have found that people who do not have access to any form of indoor shelter cannot be prohibited from temporarily sheltering in public spaces. As such, only people who cannot access any form of indoor shelter are allowed to temporarily shelter overnight, with provisions in place. Camping within municipal parks and public spaces is strictly prohibited. Read the announcement here.