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RDCO director requests third extended, paid leave of absence
KELOWNA – A Central Okanagan Regional District director intends to take her third extended leave…
Central Okanagan Regional District board denies travel expenses for no-show director
LEAVE OF ABSENCE EXTENDED KELOWNA – The Central Okanagan Regional District board has voted against…
Censured Central Okanagan director may be under investigation again
'THEY'RE ACCUSING ME OF A TON OF STUFF. IT'S REALLY UPSETTING.' KELOWNA – A Central…
Central Okanagan director censured, sanctioned and stripped of most duties
KELOWNA - Regional politicians took a rare step today in censuring and sanctioning one of their own, demanding she write an apology and stripping her of the ability to represent her area on several committees. All but three Central Okanagan Regional District directors voted to rebuke Central Okanagan East director Patty Hanson and have her...
Regional district will have to wait to probe loose-lipped colleague
'THIS PROCESS HAS... GONE OFF THE RAILS COMPLETELY' KELOWNA - A Central Okanagan Regional District hearing on the conduct of one of its members was postponed today due to an issue of procedural fairness, prompting new allegations and finger pointing among directors. Today’s hearing was supposed to determine if Central Okanagan East director Patty Hanson...
Kelowna-area politician’s loose lips have her facing possible penalties from colleagues
ALLEGEDLY GAVE UNTRUE INFORMATION; FILM COMMISSIONER FEARED LOSS OF JOB KELOWNA - A local politician is already in hot water with her colleagues, but tomorrow we should know exactly how much. Patty Hanson, a veteran director at the Central Okanagan Regional District, faces what amounts to a disciplinary hearing by her colleagues on the board....