Downtown Kamloops, North Shore patio extensions to remain through next summer

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“The results were overwhelmingly in favour — in the range of 95 per cent in favour — of keeping the extended patios year-round — not surprisingly because they’re the ones that most benefit and use those patios,” said Planning and Development Manager Rod Martin. “There were many positive comments. ‘It livens up the downtown, supports businesses, enjoy the fresh air,’ and on and on.”

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The extended patios were first put in place as a way to support restaurants and other businesses in their recovery from the downturn brought on by COVID-19 restrictions.

Many B.C. municipalities have also elected to keep their patio extensions, including the City of Vancouver, which voted to keep them indefinitely. Mayor Ken Christian noted Vancouver typically doesn’t have to contend with snow-clearing.

“This is a pilot and we’re going to continue with the pilot but we’re going to ask the public for their patience in terms of, in particular, snow removal in and around there and the lack of parking,” said Christian.