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South Okanagan communities warming up to idea of wildfire prevention
PENTICTON – Regional District communities hit by recent wildfires are showing interest in the provincial…
Crews continue work containing Princeton wildfire
PRINCETON – Fire crews continue to make progress on the Princeton wildfire. B.C. Wildfire Service…
Evacuation alert for Kaleden rescinded
PENTICTON – The evacuation alert for Kaleden has been rescinded. The Regional District of Okanagan…
Volunteers needed at Princeton wildfire reception centre
PENTICTON – The Regional District is issuing a call for volunteers to help with evacuees…
Regional district staff explain merits of composting facility choice to directors
PENTICTON – Regional District staff members have made their case for an organics composting facility…
Be careful out there: Regional District urges caution with wildfire season underway
PENTICTON – The Regional District has "switched gears from flood to fires." That from community…
Campbell Mountain Landfill will be open on Canada Day
PENTICTON – It may not be holiday related, but City of Penticton and Regional District…
Boaters asked to be respectful of wake on Okanagan Lake
PENTICTON – While lake levels are declining on Okanagan Lake, historically high water levels remain…
Recommendations in Regional District drinking water audit could prove expensive
PENTICTON – The recommendations in a report from an audit of the Regional District’s drinking…
Province to cover cost of sandbag removal in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Keep sandbags in place, even though high water levels appear to have peaked,…
Regional district board approves new garbage collection contract with old operator, new name
PENTICTON – The regional district secured its garbage contract for the next seven years, dropping…
No easy solution to doctor shortage in the South Okanagan
PENTICTON – A walk-in clinic wouldn’t help alleviate emergency medical treatment in Oliver or Osoyoos,…
Mosquito program ramping up in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Higher than normal amounts of standing water and flood conditions throughout the South…
Regional District rescinds local states of emergency and Olalla evacuation order
PENTICTON – Changing snowpack and weather forecasts have resulted in a rescinding of local state…
Directors see a problem with building fee cost structure, after revenue exceeds expectations
PENTICTON – A massive winery being built in the South Okanagan has regional district directors…