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91ƵPlaying with fire91Ƶ: Kelowna Mayor urges caution, vaccination after busy weekend downtown

Mayor Colin Basran said he felt there were a lot of people from out of town in the city over the weekend
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Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran addresses media from the front steps of council chambers on March 23, 2020. (Michael Rodriguez - Capital News)

It91Ƶs starting to feel like summer.

And with that, people are flocking to the downtown Kelowna waterfront, prompting a warning from city council.

91ƵI think all of us who were out downtown over the weekend felt 91Ƶ this is obviously anecdotal 91Ƶ but it felt like there were a lot of people from out of town here,91Ƶ said Mayor Colin Basran at the tail end of a city council meeting on Monday, May 17.

91ƵWe91Ƶre playing with fire, because if we do see a spike or an outbreak it could slow down the reopening. We91Ƶre probably closer than we91Ƶve ever been to finally reopening some things. But if people don91Ƶt get vaccinated or people continue to defy the travel orders and public health orders, it91Ƶs only going to continue to set us back.91Ƶ

Basran and several of his council colleagues urged those who have not yet done so to book a vaccine appointment.

91ƵDo everybody a favour and please do your part,91Ƶ said Basran. 91ƵYou91Ƶre really doing not only yourself, but everyone else a favour to get our province, our country, the world reopened again.91Ƶ

Vaccinations are now open to all B.C. residents over 18 years old. You can register to be notified when you can book an appointment online, by phone from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day at 1-83391Ƶ838-2323, or in person at a ServiceBC office.

READ MORE: COVID-19: Vaccination low, test positivity rate high in Rutland, Lake Country

Do you have something to add to this story, or something else we should report on? Email: michael.rodriguez@kelownacapnews.com



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