On November 20th, RDOS staff recommended to Board Directors that rural fire departments be standardized in the matter of stipends for officers. That report to directors irritated a few and the staff were asked to do a “re-think”. On Thursday, some directors wanted this to go to an in-camera meeting. Others won the day and […]
Archives for 2013
RDOS Budget Deliberations
RDOS Chair Mark Pendergraft oversaw 3 hour long budget discussion in Penticton To quote one comment on the blog “don’t get your knickers in a knot” on the subject of the Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen’s budget as it won’t be finalized until the spring. However the debate and juggling figures is of interest to some. Today not much […]
RDOS Leadership
RDOS Chair Mark Pendergraft (Osoyoos), Judy Sentes, Vice Chair Regional Hospital District (Penticton), Janice Perrino Chair OSRHD (Summerland), and Garry Litke, Vice Chair of the Regional District Okanagan Similkameen (Penticton) Chair Pendergraft was challenged by Keremeos Mayor Manfred Bauer who was defeated Vice Chair Litke was also challenged by Bauer who was defeated Perrino and […]
$16,000 donated to OES Food Program
Hester Creek Winery, for our 2nd year, will be present the Oliver Elementary School with an $11,000 cheque. This money is a donation from Hester Creek to support the schools’ lunch initiative. The Farm to Table Lunch Program feeds the school twice a week for most of the school year and this donation allows that […]
Fondly remembered
David Alexander Baillie (1937 ~ 2013) David passed away peacefully at home in Osoyoos on Sunday, December 1st. Predeceased by his beloved wife, Deborah Gale; lovingly remembered by children, Cory (Colleen), Jeff and Joel; survived by grandchildren, Jared, Kristy, Aaron, Noah, Josh, Hayden, Andrew and Ava. David worked as a Psychiatric RN at Riverview Hospital in […]
Drop in today – can’t beat the prices
Time to trim the fat out of RDOS budget
After lunch today Directors of the RDOS will hit the books again – to reduce a provisional budget that had staff recommending a 3.5% increase. Most of that increase because of recommended staff increases and the operations cost of the Venables Theatre in Oliver. Documents that were released this week show that on November 20th […]