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Regional district announces new emergency operations manager
PENTICTON – The Regional district has a new emergency operations manager. Protective Services Committee Chair…
Holiday opening of the dump continues
PENTICTON – The holiday weekend trial openings of the Campbell Mountain landfill will continue this…
Discussions over location of South Okanagan composting facility continue with no clear choice in sight
PENTICTON – People who could potentially affected by the odour coming from a proposed composting…
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…
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…
Evacuation alert for Kaleden rescinded
PENTICTON – The evacuation alert for Kaleden has been rescinded. The Regional District of Okanagan…
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…
Boaters asked to be respectful of wake on Okanagan Lake
PENTICTON – While lake levels are declining on Okanagan Lake, historically high water levels remain…
Campbell Mountain Landfill will be open on Canada Day
PENTICTON – It may not be holiday related, but City of Penticton and Regional District…
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…
Kaleden’s long-serving fire chief announces retirement
PENTICTON – It’s the end of an era for the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department as…
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…
Flood emergency eases at Red Wing Resort
PENTICTON – The flood emergency at Red Wing Resort eased somewhat today after the regional…
Regional District flood emergency response coming up on a month
PENTICTON – This year’s flood emergency is proving taxing to the regional district, who are…
Regional board looking at regulating shipping container use in South Okanagan, Similkameen
PENTICTON – People in the South Okanagan and Similkameen may be forced to deal with…
Flooding issues in the South Okanagan, Similkameen dominate regional meeting with MLAs
PENTICTON – Regional district board members' concerns about the lengthy provincial flood response, and the…
Building activity continues at a robust pace in the regional district
PENTICTON – Building permit revenue has more than doubled this year over the same period…