Despite worries that high waters had ruined any chance of opening Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 Wibit floating play structure, operators say they91裸聊视频檙e waiting on word from city hall to set the structure up as early as July 1.

For operators of Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 and Penticton91裸聊视频檚 Wibit parks, there91裸聊视频檚 a particular piece of business that the family-run company has lost after delaying opening by a couple of weeks.

91裸聊视频淥ne aspect of our business that we have lost out on this year is last year we had a quite a few school group come down for their end-of-the-year school parties,91裸聊视频� added Randy Gallagher, who runs the Penticton park. 91裸聊视频淪o that business has been non-existent for us this year.91裸聊视频�

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But otherwise the parks don91裸聊视频檛 tend to get too much business in June, anyway, according to Randy91裸聊视频檚 son, Rylie, who runs the Kelowna park.

91裸聊视频淚f we install earlier, we find it91裸聊视频檚 fairly slow until the school holidays begin,91裸聊视频� he said.

Rylie noted, however, that he had turned away a few groups who had been looking to head to the Kelowna Wibit park for their end-of-year parties.

In Penticton the Wibit park is opening up on Saturday, which is pretty much on schedule, according to Randy.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e surprised at how much beach we have in Penticton across from Salties, by the SS Sicamous. The water is receding quite a bit, there,91裸聊视频� Randy said. 91裸聊视频淣ever fast enough, but at least it91裸聊视频檚 receding to the point we91裸聊视频檙e able to put our park in.91裸聊视频�

To provide more accessibility to the park, Randy said they91裸聊视频檝e added a new inflatable bridge, so people don91裸聊视频檛 need to swim as far.

But in Kelowna, Rylie says he91裸聊视频檚 got July 1 set for opening, granting approval from the city, which needs to take down tiger dams along the beaches.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e still working with the city to try and make sure that we91裸聊视频檙e good to go in. A far as we know and what we91裸聊视频檝e heard from the city is we91裸聊视频檙e okay to open July 1,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e inspected the area ourselves in Kelowna at our location. It does look accessible and it looks just fine, but they do have protective measures in place.91裸聊视频�

If, in fact, the Wibit does open for July 1, it will have dodged a bullet that claimed the Canada Day fireworks set for that evening, which were on the lake.

The Gallaghers said they typically open up the Kelowna Wibit park in the middle of June, which means about a two-week delayed opening if the park opens over the long weekend.

91裸聊视频淪o, as our other parks open up on the same lake, we would hope that we can follow our schedule for the Kelowna opening,91裸聊视频� Rylie said.

91裸聊视频淲e have it pushed back a little bit already, but we91裸聊视频檙e hoping to hear the final word today or tomorrow to confirm our installation dates.91裸聊视频�

Randy says the area where the Kelowna Wibit park typically goes in was 91裸聊视频渞elatively unaffected,91裸聊视频� though tiger dams are still in place at that area.

91裸聊视频淲e don91裸聊视频檛 make waves or anything like that, and our anchors are already in, so it91裸聊视频檚 just a matter of the city giving us the green light,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚 think the City of Kelowna is very anxious to get their beaches open for the summer, so the highers-up will make that decision, and as soon as we get the green light, we91裸聊视频檒l be putting our Kelowna park in.91裸聊视频�

The Gallaghers say the Peachland Wibit park will be opening for sure by July 1 for its first year.

With 20 years operating Pier Water Sports under his belt, George Bishop says he91裸聊视频檚 never seen anything like the issues he and other watersport companies are facing with this year91裸聊视频檚 high waters.

91裸聊视频淣ever. Never,91裸聊视频� Bishop said. 91裸聊视频淣ever would have expected it, either.91裸聊视频�

Typically opening on the May long weekend, Bishop says he91裸聊视频檚 finally getting to open up for business on Saturday, over a month late.

91裸聊视频淎ny damage to the shorelines around here has already been done. The lake has gone down, the sandbags are in place to protect whatever else is there,91裸聊视频� Bishop said. 91裸聊视频淪o, we91裸聊视频檙e going to open up and just ask our customers to stay in the middle of the lake and avoid anywhere near the shoreline.91裸聊视频�

Bishop91裸聊视频檚 business offers pontoon boats, ski boats, kayaks, paddleboards and personal watercraft, which he said he91裸聊视频檇 be opening up this weekend. But he said he91裸聊视频檇 be holding off opening up parasailing boats and banana boat rides until next weekend.

Over a month late to opening his business, Bishop said the delay stings, but watersports often don91裸聊视频檛 get too busy until after school is out for summer, anyway.

91裸聊视频淲e haven91裸聊视频檛 been able to do any business, so it91裸聊视频檚 definitely hurting us. So it91裸聊视频檚 time we open right now and kind of recoup what we91裸聊视频檝e lost.91裸聊视频�