A business owner in downtown Kelowna is raising concerns about the "festival vibe" she's seeing in the city, despite a recent cluster of COVID-19 cases in the community. "If downtown or restaurants were the drivers of these [cases] — which they're not — we would be seeing cases across the board," she said. Likewise, Mark Burley of the Downtown Kelowna Association said his organization has no control over whether people visit downtown — but they can take steps to promote safe behaviour. "We've provided the atmosphere and the room for people to establish their physical distancing, all of our businesses have great protocols in place for sanitation," he said. Still, Couture said she remains worried by some of the behaviour she's seeing, including people getting together and dancing in groups or playing sports without sanitizer in sight.

Source: CBC News July 17, 2020 22:18 UTC