Kelowna’s newest waterfront park now open – Okanagan | 24CA News
Kelowna, B.C.’s, latest waterfront park opened late Thursday, and many individuals are already having fun with it.
Situated on the nook of Abbott Street and Cedar Avenue within the Pandosy Village space, the unnamed park options 900 toes of lakeshore.
“Our neighbour told us this morning,” stated Kelowna resident Barry Woods, “so we came right down.”
The metropolis bought a few dozen properties, with the final one about 25 years in the past. And it’s taken that lengthy to get $4.5 million in funding to make the park a actuality.
Paul Clark is the president of the KLO Neighbourhood Association and helped with the park’s design.
“Well, originally this was seen as a park that would bring Pandosy to the lake,” stated Clark.
“In fact, the name Pandosy has always been ‘village by the lake’. Well, now it truly is the village by the lake.”
The park options every kind of facilities, together with a public pier, a floating dock, an accessible kayak launch, picnic areas and a misting station.
“I’m impressed with all this, the installation of all this,” stated Kelowna resident Bogdan Chekerenda.
“I love how they did the lighting with the mist,” stated Kelowna resident Christian Ostrowski.
“It looks so cool, kind of later in the evening. It lights up the park and brings people here.”
Still on the want listing for this new park: A stage.
It has already been designed and shall be located on the mound throughout the sand space, however the $150,000 price ticket means it’s on maintain till extra funding might be secured.
The park’s grand opening is scheduled for Saturday, and the entire metropolis is invited.
The metropolis says there shall be some ongoing work, together with lighting set up and signage, so guests are requested to concentrate on energetic building within the space.
Live music will happen from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and meals vehicles shall be on website.
“I think it’s beautiful,” Kelowna resident Arlene Maxwell stated of the park. “I’m so glad to have another place to walk by the water.”
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