Climate protesters added a little heat to a Kelowna city council meeting on Tuesday, donning signs calling for the city to declare a climate emergency.

The eight protesters, affiliated with both Climate Save Kelowna and Extinction Rebellion, stood in silence for about 20 minutes as city council continued its meeting as scheduled.

91裸聊视频�(The city has) set unambitious targets, fails to meet the targets from previous plans and lies about meeting those targets,91裸聊视频� said Extinction Rebellion91裸聊视频檚 Anna Ciocoiu. 91裸聊视频淚t seems like nobody is listening. We91裸聊视频檝e decided to peacefully come here and crash these meetings and start escalating the situation if they keep ignoring it.

91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 so much we can do to be climate leaders and I91裸聊视频檓 just not seeing that.91裸聊视频�

Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran said the city is doing a number of things to help mitigate the impact of climate change.

91裸聊视频淲e are undertaking some major planning initiatives right now 91裸聊视频� our Official Community Plan being the main one, as well as our Transportation Master Plan 91裸聊视频� that will definitely be forward-looking,91裸聊视频� said Basran after the meeting had adjourned. 91裸聊视频淚 hear their concerns; I share them. And I certainly welcome their right to share their opinion.91裸聊视频�

As far as declaring a climate emergency goes, Basran said he believes actions are better than words.

91裸聊视频淢y personal opinion is we could declare a climate emergency but it91裸聊视频檚 not going to change any of the things we91裸聊视频檙e doing,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭he question I would put back on them is: what do they think would happen as a result of declaring a climate emergency?

91裸聊视频淚t would be words on paper and I91裸聊视频檇 rather take action.91裸聊视频�

Both Climate Save Kelowna and Extinction Rebellion hold small protests outside city hall every Friday since the fall as part of their efforts to push elected officials to do more to fight climate change.

In the fall, hundreds of people turned up for a series of large protests in Kelowna and across B.C. as part of a series of global protests. Students at the University of British Columbia Okanagan also held a protest and portions of Water Street were temporarily shut down during another protest.

READ MORE: Environmental rally held in front of Kelowna City Hall

READ MORE: Climate protesters stage protest near William Bennett Bridge

michael.rodriguez@kelownacapnews.com
Like us on and follow us on .