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Richter Mountain wildfire spreads, evacuation alert issued
PENTICTON – An evacuation alert has been issued for 10 properties in the south Similkameen…
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…
Revamped parking lot for boaters causes consternation in Kaleden
PENTICTON – With boating season well underway on Skaha Lake, revamped parking facilities at Kaleden’s…
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…
Controversial composting issue back before South Okanagan regional district
PENTICTON – What to do about the region’s food and organics waste was back on…
Riding from Penticton to Kelowna will be cheaper than driving
PENTICTON – The new bus service from Penticton to Kelowna promises to be a bargain…
Regional hospital board’s mandate doesn’t extend to providing doctor’s residences
PENTICTON – The regional district’s hospital board has a mandate to provide funding for capital…
Luxury rural property facing second round of injunctive action by regional district
PENTICTON – A prestigious rural property on Highway 3A has run afoul of the regional…
Cost no issue for South Okanagan politicians seeking ‘cost savings’
PENTICTON – How do you know if rural residents really want an extra office of…
Regional board takes cue from city to decide remuneration issues
PENTICTON – The regional district board decided to avoid the political pitfalls inherent with voting…
What’s next for recycling containers in the regional district?
PENTICTON – The days of plastic bagging of recyclables in the South Okanagan are numbered…
Regional board challenges environmental study conclusion on trail location around Vaseux Lake
PENTICTON – An environmental study of the Kettle Valley Rail Trail between Penticton and the…
Blue or clear plastic recycling bags on their way out of the regional district
PENTICTON – The use of plastic bags to contain recycling materials is being phased out…
Naramata fire chief to be reinstated
PENTICTON – Naramata fire chief Tony Travao will be reinstated after being suspended by the…
Water could become very expensive for some residents on the west side of Okanagan Lake
WEST KELOWNA – A few hundred residents on the west side of Okanagan Lake could…
Regional district’s OK Falls office doesn’t serve function it’s being funded for
PENTICTON – What to do with 1,200 square feet of office space in Okanagan Falls?…
South Okanagan program hopes to encourage chipping rather than burning
PENTICTON – The regional district is hoping to convince local agriculturalists to chip rather than…
Upsets, close calls in South Okanagan municipal elections
PENTICTON – Each ballot definitely counted in a couple of close races in the Okanagan…
Stop people from giving food to Penticton homeless people? Politicians ‘surprised’ by public reaction to idea
PENTICTON – Two South Okanagan regional directors are trying to walk back controversial comments this…
Lower wage costs keep district’s fire department budgets in surplus territory
PENTICTON – Lower than anticipated costs for wages are helping to keep the regional district’s…
Some candidates for regional district director have already won
PENTICTON – Depending where you live in the South Okanagan and Similkameen, you may or…
Authorities have ‘luxury estate’ vacation rental near Penticton in crosshairs
PENTICTON – A prestigious property currently listed on Airbnb is facing possible injunctive action by…