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From YouTube: MAY 12 2022 Statements Ben Stewart
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
klonoest-
thank
you
very
much.
Mr
speaker.
West
kelowna
in
the
central
okanagan
is
one
of
the
fastest
growing
urban
areas
in
the
province
and
even
canada.
Over
the
last
few
decades,
we've
seen
the
region
evolve
with
the
addition
of
ubco
the
expansions
at
okanagan
college
and
modernizing
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
residents.
One
area
we
have
seen
significant
expansion
is
in
the
public
transit
with
the
addition
of
bus.
Rapid
transit
transit
is
essential
in
any
city.
A
good
transit
system
connects
neighborhoods
and
communities.
A
It
enables
people
to
travel,
offering
accessibility
and
affordability
while
also
helping
to
fight
climate
change.
It
is
a
critical
mode
of
transportation
for
youth
students
commuters
and
seniors,
and
it
is
a
benefit
to
the
entire
community,
with
our
region's
current
transfer,
transit
operations
and
maintenance
facility.
Well,
over
capacity
kelowna
has
been
planning
for
a
new
transit
operations
center.
It's
a
project,
that's
that
has
been
in
the
works
for
a
very
very
long
time,
but
just
a
few
weeks
ago,
the
project
took
an
exciting
step
forward.
A
The
agricultural
land
commission
announced
it
was
approving
the
city
of
kelowna's
application
to
expand
and
exclude
16.72
hectares
from
the
lr
for
the
planned
future
transit
facility.
This
is
incredibly
exciting
news
and
will
allow
the
growth
of
transit
throughout
the
central
okanagan
and
beyond,
while
also
supporting
the
goal
of
eventually
electrifying
the
entire
region's
bus
fleet.
A
Investing
in
transit
is
essential
for
the
future
of
our
cities,
and
this
project
will
make
the
okanagan
more
connected
a
more
sustainable
community,
and
while
this
approval
represents
just
one
step
forward
in
a
long
process,
I
am
so
encouraged
to
see
this
vision
take
shape
and
look
forward
to
seeing
the
positive
impact
the
growth
in
our
transit
system
will
have
on
our
region.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.