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Rdos 2018
Regional district’s OK Falls office doesn’t serve function it’s being funded for
PENTICTON – What to do with 1,200 square feet of office space in Okanagan Falls?…
Wildfire mitigation efforts also boost sheep habitat
PENTICTON – A collaborative effort between the regional district and the Penticton Indian Band is…
New regional board short on experience
PENTICTON – The regional district board of directors will have a lot of new faces…
South Okanagan program hopes to encourage chipping rather than burning
PENTICTON – The regional district is hoping to convince local agriculturalists to chip rather than…
Upsets, close calls in South Okanagan municipal elections
PENTICTON – Each ballot definitely counted in a couple of close races in the Okanagan…
Stop people from giving food to Penticton homeless people? Politicians ‘surprised’ by public reaction to idea
PENTICTON – Two South Okanagan regional directors are trying to walk back controversial comments this…
Lower wage costs keep district’s fire department budgets in surplus territory
PENTICTON – Lower than anticipated costs for wages are helping to keep the regional district’s…
Some candidates for regional district director have already won
PENTICTON – Depending where you live in the South Okanagan and Similkameen, you may or…
Time to protest South Okanagan national park is over, says regional district director
PENTICTON – A South Okanagan regional district director had a pointed message for those opposing…
Authorities have ‘luxury estate’ vacation rental near Penticton in crosshairs
PENTICTON – A prestigious property currently listed on Airbnb is facing possible injunctive action by…
Regional fire chiefs’ efforts to manage costs pays off
PENTICTON – An initiative from fire chiefs in the region to maintain local control over…
Regional board gives green light to Kelowna bus service
PENTICTON – A new regional transit route linking Penticton and the South Okanagan to Kelowna…
Marathon mosquito season in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – If you’re feeling like this year’s mosquito season is never-ending, you’re not alone.…
Regional board takes first steps to legislate retail cannabis sales
PENTICTON – Regional district directors stepped tentatively into the legislative waters of retail cannabis sales…
Regional district staff departures mainly for personal reasons, CAO says
PENTICTON – Once again, the regional district is looking for a senior staffer. The Regional…
Regional district information sessions set up to explain new bus service
PENTICTON – The regional district wants to keep residents informed about the establishment of a…
Why so much Interior recycling will end up in landfills
PENTICTON – Commercial recycling has become a major issue to waste handlers in the region,…
Twin Lakes proposal to address environmental, water concerns
PENTICTON – A controversial development coming before the regional board tomorrow may answer concerns about…
Cannabis, transportation, flooding high on regional directors list for UBCM
PENTICTON – Regional district directors have a long list of subjects they want to discuss…
Time to eliminate deposits on cans and bottles? South Okanagan thinks so
PENTICTON – Regional district directors want the province to consider a new direction with respect…
Regional fire chiefs unite with new association
PENTICTON – Three regional district fire chiefs and a deputy fire chief presented their plans…
Similkameen regional director dies suddenly
PENTICTON – Elef Christensen, a sitting member of the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen, died…
Cannabis facility sign of changing agricultural land use in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Agricultural use of land isn’t what it used to be. That from Regional…
Sterile Insect Release Program seeking new opportunities outside Thompson-Okanagan
PENTICTON – The Sterile Insect Release Program is looking for new ways to make money…