May 12, 2021 - 7:00 PM
The idea of a ban on idling vehicles has been around for a long time and such bans are in place in 30 B.C. communities, including Kamloops.
It's been talked about in the Central Okanagan for at least three years but it may finally see the light of day in Kelowna this year.
But, even if such a bylaw is passed, it will be more for educational purposes than punishment, Jerry Dombowsky, the City of Kelowna’s transit and programs manager told iNFOnews.ca today, May 12.
“It would kind of be like our non-smoking bylaw for parks and open spaces,” Dombowsky said. “That’s very effective in our transit exchange, because we have legitimized the action of non-smoking. Have we ever had a ticket written for it? No. Not to my knowledge. Never. But it’s used all the time and people know, not only is it not polite to smoke, also there’s a bylaw against it.”