Rdos 2019

South Okanagan regional district favours provincial or federal single use plastics ban
PENTICTON – A single provincial or federally led ban on single use plastics is needed…

Penticton to Kelowna bus route already expanding
It’s only been just over a month, but a new Penticton to Kelowna bus route…

More bronze memorials stolen from an Okanagan cemetery
More bronze gravemarkers have been stolen, presumably for scrap metal sales, this time in Naramata. …
Okanagan wine: Twinning with a sister wine region in France
PENTICTON – The regional district wants to explore the possibility of setting up a sister…

South Okanagan-Similkameen regional board approves committee to look into remuneration issue
PENTICTON – Regional directors moved a step closer to sorting out their remuneration issues with…

Regional Districts uniting to urge province to expand recycling program
PENTICTON – Regional districts in the interior are getting together to lobby the province to…

Study finds few people use regional district office in Okanagan Falls
PENTICTON – A 10 month long, $82,000 study to find out how useful the satellite…

South Okanagan Regional District reluctant to fund $5,000 performing arts visioning exercise
PENTICTON – It took some time, but South Okanagan performing arts enthusiasts were finally able…

Summer fun on Okanagan Falls trestle bridge to continue
PENTICTON – Regional directors grappled at length with an issue that seemed straightforward enough but…

30 South Okanagan regional district employees make this year’s over $75,000 list
PENTICTON – The number of Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen employees making $75,000 or more…

Controversial composting issue back before South Okanagan regional district
PENTICTON – What to do about the region’s food and organics waste was back on…

Dump line ups causing traffic issues
PENTICTON – A late spring that has delayed yard cleanups has helped to create traffic…

Riding from Penticton to Kelowna will be cheaper than driving
PENTICTON – The new bus service from Penticton to Kelowna promises to be a bargain…

Earliest start ever to South Okanagan mosquito control program
PENTICTON – Snow has barely disappeared from the valley floor in the South Okanagan, but…

Preparation efforts continue in areas hit by last year’s flooding in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – What a difference a year makes. Residents north of Oliver were dealing with…