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Regional fire chiefs’ efforts to manage costs pays off
PENTICTON – An initiative from fire chiefs in the region to maintain local control over…
Regional board gives green light to Kelowna bus service
PENTICTON – A new regional transit route linking Penticton and the South Okanagan to Kelowna…
Evacuation alert expanded near Keremeos
KEREMEOS – The district has expanded the evacuation alert in the rural vicinity of Keremeos…
Regional board takes first steps to legislate retail cannabis sales
PENTICTON – Regional district directors stepped tentatively into the legislative waters of retail cannabis sales…
South Okanagan man hopes to challenge Fortis B.C. on rate application
PENTICTON – With three different positions being argued regarding the future of Fortis B.C.’s two-tiered…
Regional district staff departures mainly for personal reasons, CAO says
PENTICTON – Once again, the regional district is looking for a senior staffer. The Regional…
Regional district information sessions set up to explain new bus service
PENTICTON – The regional district wants to keep residents informed about the establishment of a…
Twin Lakes proposal to address environmental, water concerns
PENTICTON – A controversial development coming before the regional board tomorrow may answer concerns about…
Cannabis, transportation, flooding high on regional directors list for UBCM
PENTICTON – Regional district directors have a long list of subjects they want to discuss…
Evacuation alert issued for south Similkameen
KEREMEOS – A rapidly expanding wildfire in the Similkameen has prompted expansion of an evacuation…
Time to eliminate deposits on cans and bottles? South Okanagan thinks so
PENTICTON – Regional district directors want the province to consider a new direction with respect…
UPDATE: Evacuation orders near Okanagan Lake Park rescinded
UPDATE: This morning properties on the west side of Highway 97 have been downgraded from…
UPDATE: Some still under evacuation order in the Okanagan
UPDATE: Even with some evacuation orders downgraded to alerts some still cannot return home because…
Regional fire chiefs unite with new association
PENTICTON – Three regional district fire chiefs and a deputy fire chief presented their plans…
Cannabis facility sign of changing agricultural land use in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Agricultural use of land isn’t what it used to be. That from Regional…
Sterile Insect Release Program seeking new opportunities outside Thompson-Okanagan
PENTICTON – The Sterile Insect Release Program is looking for new ways to make money…
Cannabis facility needs variance to grow in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Applicants seeking to build a cannabis facility in the South Okanagan come before…
Similkameen director scores hat trick with highest remuneration and expenses
PENTICTON – A Similkameen rural director made it three in a row this year as…
Regional district adds much needed office space with lease
PENTICTON – Despite recent renovations to the regional district office, staff are finding their quarters…
Flood emergencies ease in some areas as new evacuation order issued for Twin Lakes
PENTICTON – Four emergency flooding situations have eased in the regional district, but residents at…
Armed forces arrive in the South Okanagan, Similkameen to aid flood control effort
PENTICTON – The army has rolled into the South Okanagan. Soldiers from the Canadian Armed…
New flood threats add to South Okanagan, Similkameen emergencies
PENTICTON – There are new areas of concern as flood threats arise in the Similkameen…
Flooding expected to worsen this week; alerts issued for more than 900 Similkameen addresses
PENTICTON – A forecast of high temperatures and the predicted onslaught of snowpack melt has…
More flooding in Simikameen River and Osoyoos Lake
Warm temperatures and a high snow pack will lead to rising water which is expected…