Rdos 2018

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…

Provincial road work this summer includes more repaving on Highway 3
PENTICTON – Drivers in the South Okanagan won’t have any have any major provincal highway…

Skaha Lake water study could benefit several water purveyors
PENTICTON – A small South Okanagan improvement district hopes the potential benefit of its water…

South Okanagan local governments look at saving money by sharing services
PENTICTON – A recent $100,000 study looking at opportunities for sharing services among local governments…

South Okanagan composting site debate breaks down at regional district
PENTICTON – With a packed gallery of residents staring them down, regional directors decided against…

Regional district looking at rules for naming rights, donations
PENTICTON – A policy up for discussion amongst regional directors could see regional district assets…

Interior hospitals had hundreds of overdose patients in 2017
As more people across the province succumb to the ongoing opioid crisis, the number of…

“No good news from the coroner,” Interior Health officials update regional directors on opioid crisis
PENTICTON – The severity of the region’s opioid crisis was brought home to regional directors…

Citizens group will fight five year phase out of two-tier Fortis electrical rate
PENTICTON – The battle to level the playing field with respect to Fortis residential electrical…

Declining Greyhound bus service in South Okanagan, Similkameen a provincial matter, regional directors say
PENTICTON – Regional district directors in the South Okanagan and Similkameen see the need to…

Fortis B.C. applying to end two-tiered electrical rate negatively impacting rural South Okanagan customers
PENTICTON – Fortis B.C. plans to return to a flat rate for residential customers, thanks…