Federation of Canadian Municipalities Director Allan Patton  RDOS Area C proposes a Notice of Motion: That the RDOS Board forward the following motion consideration by the Delegates at the FCM annual general meeting in 2014. WHEREAS The Okanagan Tree Fruit Industry and the Canadian Horticultural Council Apple Working Group are very concerned about protecting Food Safety […]

The BC Utilities Commission ordered FortisBC to report to them after a flurry of complaints, petitions, and bad press over the 2 tier rate system – designed to reduce consumption and be revenue neutral to the company. FortisBC now says in a filed report: consumption has been reduced about 7 percent – revenue is down 4.5% below forecast and the majority of customers […]

Current weather conditions make it safer for private landowners, Wildfire Management Branch personnel and industry partners to reduce wildfire risks by burning piles of wood debris. Over 1,690 burn registration numbers have been issued in the Kamloops Fire Centre in recent weeks. This means that these burning projects may occur until open fire restrictions come […]