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RDOS calls for volunteers to fill sandbags in the South Okanagan
Empty bags and free sand are available for residents in the South Okanagan to fill…
Floods or fires, water woes or wildlife issues, the regional district’s Zoe Kirk is at your service
PENTICTON – Hers is a name increasingly heard around the regional district, especially the past…
All hands on deck in Okanagan Falls as floodwaters rise again
PENTICTON – Emergency response personnel at the regional district must feel a lot like an…
Evacuation order issued for 54 Okanagan Falls properties
PENTICTON – The threat of flooding continues to threaten communities in the South Okanagan today.…
Regional district split: Here’s what the Area D division means to residents
PENTICTON – Regional district residents living in Electoral Area D won’t be heavily impacted financially…
Fintry Queen paddlewheeler seeks new digs in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – The Fintry Queen is looking for a new home at the south end…
‘We’re here to help’: Provincial officials tour flood affected South Okanagan, Similkameen communities
PENTICTON – Provincial officials from Victoria toured the South Okanagan today to witness local flooding…
New electoral area approved for South Okanagan regional district
PENTICTON – They are going to need another chair around the regional district board table.…
No shortage of spring runoff problems in the South Okanagan, Similkameen
PENTICTON – This week's above seasonal temperatures are expected to give way to cooler conditions…
Possible slope instability forces evacuation of one home near Penticton
PENTICTON – An evacuation order has been issued for a home west of Penticton due…
It’s ‘back to 2011’ for regional fire departments
PENTICTON – The regional district board of directors concluded the repeal of the district’s overriding…
B.C. Wildfire crews provide boost to South Okanagan flood control efforts
OLIVER – B.C. Wildfire personnel are keeping busy ahead of fire season by providing assistance…
Princeton-Summerland road closed due to washout
PENTICTON – Two roads remain closed today following mudslides and washouts in the region. Drive…
Waste company disputes regional district lawsuit
PENTICTON – A Penticton waste company says it will be filing a defence and counterclaim…
Fire department administration hot topic for regional directors
PENTICTON – The controversy surrounding the regional district's attempts to create bylaws to control its…
Another senior staffer leaving regional district
PENTICTON – The regional district is on the lookout for a new Public Works manager.…
Flooding, landslides reported in South Okanagan following record setting rain
PENTICTON – Penticton and regional district work crews are busy assessing damage and cleaning up…
Regional district opens up zoning for medical cannabis production
PENTICTON – The regional district is rethinking where medical cannabis production facilities should go in…
Regional district looking at expanded transit service between Penticton and Kelowna
PENTICTON – B.C. Transit is proposing an improvement to regional bus service between Penticton and…
Regional district losing finance manager
PENTICTON – The South Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District is looking for a new finance manager for…
South Okanagan local governments look at saving money by sharing services
PENTICTON – A recent $100,000 study looking at opportunities for sharing services among local governments…
Shouldn’t all life-saving drugs should be free, not just naloxone?
PENTICTON – The current fentanyl overdose crisis gripping British Columbia resulted in the province offering…
Regional district wants its say in unexpected change to provincial recycling rules
PENTICTON – A recent change in recycling methods announced by Recycle B.C. could end up…
South Okanagan composting site debate breaks down at regional district
PENTICTON – With a packed gallery of residents staring them down, regional directors decided against…