Hard Knox race to cause traffic disruptions in Kelowna this weekend

By John McDonald
September 18 2015 08:35 AM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Drivers in Kelowna’s North End should be on the lookout this weekend for participants in the inaugural Hard Knox run.

The 12-kilometre course starts at the base of Knox Mountain on Sunday morning, Sept. 20, and goes down Ellis Street before turning onto the Waterfront pathways, according to a City of Kelowna press release.

Runners will return the same way but then head down Poplar Point Drive to Paul’s Tomb in Knox Mountain Park before heading back to the the start-finish area.

There will be single-lane alternating traffic along Poplar Point Drive between 9 and 10 a.m. The lower parking lot of Knox Mountain Park will be closed from 6 to 11 a.m., although on-street parking will be available.

Knox Mountain Park will remain open, however park users are urged to use caution and watch for runners on the area roads.

You can visit the city’s roadways report for the lastest information on this and other events.

To contact the reporter for this story, email John McDonald at jmcdonald@infonews.ca or call 250-808-0143. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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John McDonald

John began life as a journalist through the Other Press, the independent student newspaper for Douglas College in New Westminster. The fluid nature of student journalism meant he was soon running the place, learning on the fly how to publish a newspaper.

It wasn’t until he moved to Kelowna he broke into the mainstream media, working for Okanagan Sunday, then the Kelowna Daily Courier and Okanagan Saturday doing news graphics and page layout. He carried on with the Kelowna Capital News, covering health and education while also working on special projects, including the design and launch of a mass market daily newspaper. After 12 years there, John rejoined the Kelowna Daily Courier as editor of the Westside Weekly, directing news coverage as the Westside became West Kelowna.

But digital media beckoned and John joined Kelowna.com as assistant editor and reporter, riding the start-up as it at first soared then went down in flames. Now John is turning dirt as city hall reporter for iNFOnews.ca where he brings his long experience to bear on the civic issues of the day.

If you have a story you think people should know about, email John at jmcdonald@infonews.ca