Lobbying Activity Report

5439-44816

Organization: Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce
Did any other entity with a direct interest in the outcome of this lobbying activity work together for the purpose of performing this lobbying activity? No
Associated registration: 10072-5439-7
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-08-01
Arranged a meeting: No
Posted date: 2025-08-14

In-house lobbyists who participated in the lobbying activity: Michael Magnusson
Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity: Brittny Anderson, Minister of State for Local Government & Rural Communities
Office of the Premier

Mike Farnworth, Minister of Transportation and Transit
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Kelly Greene, Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
 
Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications Intended Outcomes Associated Subject Matters
The Chamber renews its deep concerns regarding the lack of a viable secondary transportation route between Penticton and Kelowna and to urge immediate provincial action to address this critical infrastructure gap. Over the past decade, Highway 97 between Penticton and Kelowna has repeatedly closed due to landslides, wildfires, rockslides,
accidents, and police incidents.

Meanwhile, provincial investments in health care, post-secondary education, and
transportation infrastructure have increasingly centralized critical services in Kelowna, making access to that
city more essential than ever for residents, businesses, and emergency services across the South Okanagan.
Our local business community also continues to report significant operational and financial hardship due to
these repeated transportation disruptions. The inability to reliably move goods, employees, or customers
across the region has real economic consequences, deterring investment, threatening job stability, and
undermining commercial confidence.

The absence of a viable alternative route represents a critical failure in regional
transportation planning, one that continues to jeopardize both the economic stability and public safety of
communities across the South Okanagan. Footnote1
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Environment, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, Municipal Affairs, Regional Development, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Tourism, Transportation Footnote1
 
Senior officer who filed this Lobbying Activity Report: Michael Magnusson
 
The above name is that of the most senior paid officer who is responsible for filing a Lobbying Activity Report for the organization (the Designated Filer), whether that person participated in this lobbying activity or not.
 
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