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Penticton gives the gift of free parking during December in downtown Penticton

City implemented pay and metered parking in the downtown 2021
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City of Penticton gives free parking for month of December in downtown. (Contributed)

The city of Penticton is once again providing two hour free street parking in downtown Penticton on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout December.

The city does this each December to encourage people to shop downtown since they implemented pay parking in 2021.

Free parking only applies to on-street metered parking stalls in downtown Penticton. City parking lots and private parking lot rules remain in effect. The on-street pay parking system will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2023.

In addition, the Downtown Penticton Business Improvement Association is offering free two-hour parking in the Braeburn lot at 200 block Backstreet Blvd.

The BIA rented the lot from the city with the hope of encouraging people to shop and dine during the off-season.

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Monique Tamminga

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Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the Langley Advance Times.
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