A profitable holiday season could mean the difference between life and death for several local Kelowna businesses, city councillors warned on Monday.
Following the lengthy last regular council meeting of 2020, Coun. Brad Sieben made a plea to residents to ensure they do some of their holiday shopping at struggling local businesses and find ways to support restaurants around the city. He urged people to 91裸聊视频渢hink before you click91裸聊视频� when buying items online, and instead consider supporting businesses that have faced several hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sieben suggested buying gift cards that could be used when restrictions ease and ordering take-out from restaurants.
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As it does every December, the city has nixed downtown on-street parking fees on all Saturdays throughout the month to encourage shoppers to attend downtown businesses.
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