Docks destroyed when Okanagan Lake rose to unprecedented levels this spring are starting to be rebuilt and there are some changes already taking root.

Al Janusas, one of the people involved in organizing the Walk the Beach event being held this Sunday in Kelowna, said he91裸聊视频檚 already seen two dock rebuilds fit with pedestrian-friendly stairs91裸聊视频攁 shift in construction he91裸聊视频檚 pleased to observe.

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Janusas said he hopes more people become aware of those requirements around docks because walking the lakeshore is something every Kelowna resident should be able to do.

Janusas and walk organizer Brenda Bachmann have been outspoken on the issue of illegal docks and unimpeded access to the foreshore of Okanagan Lake in Kelowna in the wake of the destruction from the floods.

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Janusas said he thinks it91裸聊视频檚 due to a lack of policing.

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The provincial government, he said, doesn91裸聊视频檛 have the required number of staff to keep people compliant with the rules, and that91裸聊视频檚 why there91裸聊视频檚 been a proliferation of illegal docks in the last two decades.

Dock contractors in Kelowna are currently fully booked and there91裸聊视频檚 a lot of construction underway. Having this walk before everything is complete may help ensure there are more people compliant with provincial laws, he said.

The Sunday walk from City Park to Rotary Beach is organized by PLANKelowna and Walk the Beach Kelowna, gets underway at 1 p.m.

It91裸聊视频檚 expected to attract 100 people.