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No pattern in South Okanagan and Similkameen crime stats
PENTICTON – There do not appear to be any regionally based crime trends uniform to…
Keremeos seeks province’s help to stop messy, riverbed campers
KEREMEOS – The Village of Keremeos is asking the province for an amendment to the…
Sharp increase in Penticton and area residential break-ins
PENTICTON – Business break and enters are down but residential theft continues to rise in…
Construction market continues to show strength in regional district
PENTICTON – Building activity in the Okanagan-Similkameen region continues to be strong with the potential…
Regional board approves South Okanagan-Similkameen conservation fund
PENTICTON – It’s taken more than a year, but South Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Program manager…
South Okanagan Regional Transit System plan needs public approval
PENTICTON – A regional transit system for the South Okanagan has moved a step closer…
South Okanagan Regional District committee OKs Twin Lakes variance
PENTICTON – Both sides have presented their cases to a committee of the South Okanagan…
Twin Lakes residents prepare for vote as regional district decision looms
PENTICTON – It’s showdown time at the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen where regional district…
Sun Valley Improvement District to be managed by regional district
PENTICTON – A small water purveyor in the South Okanagan is dissolving their improvement district…
No decision on Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Fund
PENTICTON – Talk of establishing a conservation fund in the Okanagan Similkameen regional district will…
Twin Lakes water study raises concern for ministry, regional district staff
PENTICTON – There is concern a proposed development in the Twin Lakes area will cause…
Penticton formalizes fleet maintenance agreement with regional district
PENTICTON – A mutually beneficial agreement between the City of Penticton and the Regional District…
Penticton opts out of regional conservation fund
PENTICTON – Penticton is opting out of participating in a regional conservation fund but is…
Cost for share of South Okanagan regional transit program too high, says director
PENTICTON – A bylaw to establish a transit system for the South Okanagan will need…
Climate change associated with rising mosquito populations in the Okanagan
PENTICTON – Climate change means the spring melt is coming sooner and the early freshet…
School funding hot topic at South Okanagan Similkmeen Regional District meeting
PENTICTON – School closures were on the minds of South Okanagan Similkameen Regional District board…
Goose egg addling program winding down after longest season ever
PENTICTON – The 2016 nesting season for geese in the Okanagan has turned out to…
South Okanagan Similkameen Regional District finds funding fix for film commission
PENTICTON – Regional district directors have found a way to provide funding to the Okanagan…
No more beer in the fridge for regional fire departments
PENTICTON – Firehalls in the South Okanagan and Similkameen will soon be alcohol free zones.…
South Okanagan firehalls could finally become alcohol-free
PENTICTON – The regional district is close to making firehalls alcohol-free, something which has been…
Regional directors approve second try for Okanagan Falls sewer funding
PENTICTON – The regional district board has re-affirmed its commitment to move forward with an…
Wait continues for water study on Twin Lakes aquifer in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – South Okanagan Regional District directors continue to wait for a hydrogeological study on…
Going long: Shuswap to Osoyoos trail would have global appeal
TRAIL ADVOCATES DREAM OF A 250 KM TRAIL FREE OF VEHICLES OKANAGAN – When the…
Be aware and be prepared to evacuate: Advice as wildfire season begins in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – City and regional district officials say residents need to be aware and ready…