Kelowna Boardwalk Standoff: Public Access at Risk

0:00A popular boardwalk along Kelona's waterfront in front of the El Dorado Resort has been closed for months longer than planned. The city shutted down last July for repairs on the half-kilometer stretch, expecting it back open by September, but nothing's happened since. The hold-up comes from a standoff between the city of Kelona and the hotel owners at Argus Properties. City crews can't even get on site because management is blocking access and officials say their legal team advise against forcing entry like cutting, locks. Locals in the lower mission area are fed up, folks like Raymond Weaving, Kim Thompson mistrolling the path and enjoying the lake views, calling it a real letdown for the community. This is a new. Back in 2020, the hotel tried closing it during COVID, sparking a court fight. British Columbia's Court of Appeals sided with the city, upholding a decades-old public access agreement and a reopen for a couple years until. These repairs got stalled. Right now, no one's saying when work starts or the boardwalk swings back open, leaving

1:01residents hoping cooler heads prevail to restore this lakeside. Jim, that's the story for today. Vancouver News. Today, driven by AI, I'm Corey with the story.