Residents in Kelowna香蕉视频直播檚 Lower Mission area have been without a skatepark for too long, according to a petition circulated by some local enthusiasts.

Since being posted to by Evan Strang on June 26, a petition addressed to Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran and his council calling for a new skate park in the area has garnered nearly 2,000 signatures.

Due to the nearest park being in downtown Kelowna 香蕉视频直播� a significant bike-, car- or bus-ride away from the neighbourhoods surrounding Lower Mission 香蕉视频直播� most kids in the area end up skating on the streets, according to Strang. He says this results in people 香蕉视频直播済etting kicked out and hassled by the community and security.香蕉视频直播�

Strang also cites several other benefits a new skatepark could bring to the community, including increased tourism and use as an outlet for otherwise mischief-causing people.

香蕉视频直播淜ids should be out skating [rather than] out causing mischief etc, having a place for more people to skateboard at will greatly increase the number of people encouraged to skate and also bring the current skaters out of the streets. When youth have nowhere to go and nothing to do, that is when they are ill-behaved if you give them something then the illicit behaviour will decrease,香蕉视频直播� reads the petition.

香蕉视频直播淪kateboarding gives a significant health boost, giving people something to do will get them to go out and do it. Not enough people want to skate simply because there is nowhere to do it.香蕉视频直播�

You can view the petition .

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