Group lending support to nudists at city hall on Monday
PENTICTON – Locals Supporting Locals will be standing up for Penticton naturists, a group who enjoys going nude on Three Mile Beach, in front of Penticton City Hall today, Feb. 2.
In a release this week Kevin Proteau, founder of the supporting group, said the press conference is an attempt to present to the public a second side to the Three Mile Beach issue. He said little has been heard of the people who are naturists because of bullying that has taken place.
"There has been considerable media attention lately making serious accusations, slanderous comments that claim to be representing residents of the Three Mile Road and we understand there will be a delegation appearing before council on Monday, Feb. 2 at 6 p.m.," He said, adding he feels now is the time to speak up. "We believe these statements to be false.”
Proteau said the Okanagan Naturists Community was not informed or asked to present their side of the issue at the upcoming council meeting and feels only one side is being heard. He said a goal of council and other tourism groups in the city could realize another revenue stream for the city by having Penticton become 'an international naturist’s tourist destination.'
Three Mile Beach has long been used as a clothing optional beach that is jointly owned by the City of Penticton, the province and a private landowner.
The press conference is planned for 5:30 p.m.
To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.
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Here is a question. Have you every gone to the Community Rec center? do the children go nude in the change rooms? do the children see adults nude while in the change rooms? Are the children traumatized? should we shut down the rec center so the children don’t see adults naked?
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Leave these people alone! You don`t want to be around nudity, go to another part of the beach! Although I would never do it, people should be free to have a choice. This area has been nude for over 50 years…. why should politics and greed be able to change their way of life. Very sad!
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we are Naturists… naturalists watch birds, naturists watch birds while being naked. nudists live basically nude.please get your terminology correct.
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Proteau is one of the TRESPASSERS caught on film…Me thinks that KARMA may come back to bite him in the ass.
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