By law, the foreshore of Kelowna's beaches are public property, and should be accessible to anyone to walk along unimpeded. There are property owners obstructing access to the waterfront with fences, walls, hedges, landscaping and other structures that claim "No Trespassing, No Beach Access or Private Property” The foreshore is NOT private property, and these obstructions are most often illegal. Foreshore is the area between the high and low water marks. Docks with government licenses can cross the foreshore if they have steps up and down to not impeded the public from crossing them. Fencing over the foreshore is not allowed.
Following the flooding in Kelowna, and acknowledging that some private landscaping and docks will have to be rebuilt, now is the time to consider, as a city, how important public beach access is.
This drone video filmed on May 8, 2017, prior to the flooding. It follows the lakeshore from Kelowna's City Park to the Mission Creek Outlet, clearly showing which sections of waterfront have been made inaccessible to the public.
Want to be able to walk it instead of flying over? File a complaint with BC’s Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations by calling 18779527277, or #7277 by cell phone.
File online complaints here: www.for.gov.bc.ca/hen/nrv/rep...
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28 май 2017
