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Rdos 2018
Cannabis facility needs variance to grow in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Applicants seeking to build a cannabis facility in the South Okanagan come before…
Similkameen director scores hat trick with highest remuneration and expenses
PENTICTON – A Similkameen rural director made it three in a row this year as…
Regional district adds much needed office space with lease
PENTICTON – Despite recent renovations to the regional district office, staff are finding their quarters…
Regional district seeking another new manager
PENTICTON – Another managerial position is being vacated at the regional district. The search is…
Flood emergencies ease in some areas as new evacuation order issued for Twin Lakes
PENTICTON – Four emergency flooding situations have eased in the regional district, but residents at…
Armed forces arrive in the South Okanagan, Similkameen to aid flood control effort
PENTICTON – The army has rolled into the South Okanagan. Soldiers from the Canadian Armed…
New flood threats add to South Okanagan, Similkameen emergencies
PENTICTON – There are new areas of concern as flood threats arise in the Similkameen…
Floods or fires, water woes or wildlife issues, the regional district’s Zoe Kirk is at your service
PENTICTON – Hers is a name increasingly heard around the regional district, especially the past…
All hands on deck in Okanagan Falls as floodwaters rise again
PENTICTON – Emergency response personnel at the regional district must feel a lot like an…
Evacuation order issued for 54 Okanagan Falls properties
PENTICTON – The threat of flooding continues to threaten communities in the South Okanagan today.…
Regional district split: Here’s what the Area D division means to residents
PENTICTON – Regional district residents living in Electoral Area D won’t be heavily impacted financially…
Boat moorages cause for concern on Skaha Lake
PENTICTON – A convenient, low cost way to anchor boats on Skaha Lake is being…
Flood costs rise as new community experiences flood threat in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – As South Okanagan temperatures climb, so too are floodwaters and flood mitigation costs…
‘We’re here to help’: Provincial officials tour flood affected South Okanagan, Similkameen communities
PENTICTON – Provincial officials from Victoria toured the South Okanagan today to witness local flooding…
New electoral area approved for South Okanagan regional district
PENTICTON – They are going to need another chair around the regional district board table.…
Possible slope instability forces evacuation of one home near Penticton
PENTICTON – An evacuation order has been issued for a home west of Penticton due…
It’s ‘back to 2011’ for regional fire departments
PENTICTON – The regional district board of directors concluded the repeal of the district’s overriding…
B.C. Wildfire crews provide boost to South Okanagan flood control efforts
OLIVER – B.C. Wildfire personnel are keeping busy ahead of fire season by providing assistance…
Waste company disputes regional district lawsuit
PENTICTON – A Penticton waste company says it will be filing a defence and counterclaim…
Regional district directors agree to take second look at fire department regulatory process
PENTICTON – The regional district’s protective services committee agreed to back away from the district’s…
Fire department administration hot topic for regional directors
PENTICTON – The controversy surrounding the regional district's attempts to create bylaws to control its…
Another senior staffer leaving regional district
PENTICTON – The regional district is on the lookout for a new Public Works manager.…
Regional district opens up zoning for medical cannabis production
PENTICTON – The regional district is rethinking where medical cannabis production facilities should go in…
Regional district looking at expanded transit service between Penticton and Kelowna
PENTICTON – B.C. Transit is proposing an improvement to regional bus service between Penticton and…