A popular Kelowna New Year害羞草研究所檚 Eve tradition has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The annual 害羞草研究所淰alley First New York New Year害羞草研究所檚害羞草研究所� celebrations held at Stuart Park and the Kelowna Community Theatre will not be held in 2020. It would have been the event害羞草研究所檚 ninth year.

Festivals Kelowna executive director Renata Mills described the cancellation as 害羞草研究所渋nevitable.害羞草研究所�

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The event began as one of the few that welcomed people of all ages to celebrate the coming new year.

Mills said Festivals Kelowna looked at ways it could implement a virtual version of the celebrations, but decided against it.

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