Is this fair? Why the headline.

Yesterday I walked about a half mile on the Channel Parkway hike trail and noticed just how bad the condition was – in comparison to paths in the Oliver area.

August 17 2013- the RDOS controlled mainly by Penticton forced all towns and rural zones outside that general area to contribute to the maintenance of this path – rarely used by anyone other than local Penticton residents. The contract for $40 thousand was given to the Penticton Indian Band.

Some noses still bent out of shape on this one.

Chalked up to better relationships. Bad deal.

Earlier story: The PIB has a person clean up the path on a contract valued at $40 thousand. This is not a regional trail system segment. It connects to nothing. It goes from the SS Sicamous area (dam) at south end of Okanagan Lake to the Skaha Beach area.

It is in Penticton and the weighted vote system made it mandatory for people in Princeton and Anarchist Mtn. (Keremeos, Cawston, Oliver, Osoyoos, Summerland) to pay for it.

Shame. This is not a $$$ issue this is a principle.

Comments above made by Jack Bennest and reflect his views only.