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Full and satisfied
RDOS briefs
Board Meeting Penticton – Regional District Okanagan – Similkameen 1. 2014 Budget approved calling for a tax requisition district wide of $13, 816,223 an increase of more than a half million dollars. Oliver’s portion : Town up 7.17% Rural Area C up 9.89% 2. Town of Oliver will pay less for Parks and Recreation Services […]
UBC Okanagan – its role in South Okanagan
Bud Mortenson – University Relations – UBC Okanagan says the university is a growing at an incredible pace and seeks partnerships in our area. Two examples in the south end of the valley: Research at Tinhorn Creek Estate Winery where students have investigated energy production using waste material from winery/vineyard operations. Mortenson said that UBC […]
Unusual court hearing
2pm Court 200 – Penticton Law Courts Thursday March 6th Judge Meg Shaw presiding Application by Penticton Western reporter Joe Fries to vary a ban on publication made January 29th. The application was made by Fries, who was given ‘standing’, and allowed to speak and present to the court. The Fries application basically asked that […]
Crimestoppers – part of police operations or not?
Penticton Western reporter Joe Fries (left) talks with Crimestoppers’ regional coordinator Al Sismey at RDOS meeting Thursday. Perplexed and confused – Penticton politicians were today after hearing from Sismey that the local police want to absorbed the Crimestoppers Tip Line into regular RCMP operations. That came as some surprise to Penticton Mayor Garry Litke who […]
Winter work
At Burrowing Owl – major land work on vineyards
Letter to the editor
WHERE IS FORTIS’S OPT-OUT PROGRAM? The B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC) has ruled that Fortis B.C. must provide a good opt-out program to its power customers. BCUC has determined the amount of the Opt-Out program and informed Fortis in early January 2014. I am writing this letter because of my concern that Fortis has not informed its customers […]