Concern over rising water levels isn鈥檛 dampening spirits in Penticton over the May long weekend.

鈥淭he market was packed yesterday. There are people out walking and enjoying the sun,鈥� said Diana Stirling, owner of the LocoLanding Amusement Park.

She鈥檚 concerned that potential visitors might be worried flooding concerns have affected Penticton facilities and businesses.

鈥淭here is a tremendous amount of calls from people outside Penticton, asking if we are open because they think Penticton has been affected by the flooding, and we actually don鈥檛 have any,鈥� said Stirling.

Peter Weeber, the city鈥檚 chief administrative officer, said Penticton has instituted a flood watch on areas of concern, like around the city鈥檚 iconic SS Sicamous, but there is no flooding yet.

鈥淲e still have a fair amount of room there. We鈥檝e been out there sandbagging and preparing for a rise beyond where we are now. I think we have about six inches and then we are going to have to start doing something,鈥� said Weeber. 鈥淚n order to get six more inches, that鈥檚 a lot of water. We are feeling pretty good, but we are continuing to monitor everything.鈥�

Other low-lying areas of concern include a small area near Okanagan Lake Park, Rotary Park and the Lakeside Resort, operations haven鈥檛 been affected.

鈥淧enticton is open for business. All our beaches are open and all our amenities like LocoLanding and the SS Sicamous. They just had a wedding there yesterday afternoon and it is right in the highest water area,鈥� said Weeber. 鈥淲e have to prepare for this sort of thing and we have to keep the community up to date, but right now we are doing really well compared to places like Oliver and other places in the Okanagan.鈥�

Stirling said there is no reason for visitors to be concerned.

鈥淭hey (city officials) are really just managing and making us feel safe and looked after so we can be open,鈥� said Stirling. 鈥淲e are not affected by the water at all.鈥�

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