Toby Hu #53665139 Alex Chu#56309131 Kevin Wei#57955130
Compared to most of cities in China, Kelowna is quite a “green” city in general. They have cycle path beside all the roads as to encourage citizens riding bike instead of driving. These can reduce a large amount of the waste gas released by car. And there are not too many skyscrapers in the city that can help people get rid of light pollution. Moreover, many companies in Kelowna got the green business award such as Sunshine Farms, Cintas Canada Ltd and Optic Sign & Marketing. We can see that businesses in Kelowna concern about the sustainable development other than focus in the profit only. However, what does count is not deeds, but thoughts. That means in order to become more “ green”, Kelowna needs to strengthen citizens’ awareness of environment protection. In addition, the transport network in Kelowna is not perfect enough. Taking buses in Kelowna is not convenient so people are not willing to choose going out by public vehicles. Therefore, the transport system should be developed. To sum up, Kelowna is “green” to some extents, but it still has assignments to do aiming to become more environmental friendly.
Interesting points. How could Kelowna improve the public transportation system? Do you take public transportation? Are there areas of Kelowna that are more “green” than others? Great start.