South Okanagan Transit System Service Establishment
Fact Sheet
Bylaw No. 2741, 2016

REGIONAL DISTRICT OF OKANAGAN-SIMILKAMEEN

• The Town of Osoyoos has petitioned the Regional District to assume control of the South Okanagan Transit System.
• Electoral Areas “A”, “C” and “D” have been contributing to the system through their individual Electoral Area Rural Projects budgets since 2008.
• The current system has three separate routes that provide service between Osoyoos and Kelowna. Current stops include: Osoyoos, Oliver, Okanagan Falls, Kaleden, Penticton, Summerland and Kelowna.
• Create a taxation structure to allow for cost sharing among each of the participating municipalities and electoral areas.
• Taking on the South Okanagan Transit system will allow the Regional District to work directly with BC Transit to increase service to the electoral areas contributing to the service. This may include coordinating with other transit services and additional bus stops.
• The cost of the service will be $0.0177/$1,000 of assessed value, or $5.14 for the average household valued at $292,000.
• Advertised in the Penticton Western News, the Osoyoos Time and the Oliver Chronicle (a requirement of the Local Government Act)
• Advertised on Oliver Daily News, Osoyoos Daily News, and Skaha Matters websites
• Notices posted to community bulletin boards
• Information page on RDOS website www.rdos.bc.ca
• If you support the adoption of the bylaw, you do not need to do anything.
• If you object to the adoption of the bylaw, sign an Elector Response Form and submit (with original signature) to the RDOS officer before the deadline of October 17, 2016 at 4:30 pm
• If 10% percent (1,596) of the qualified electors object to the adoption of the bylaw, the RDOS Board of Directors cannot adopt the bylaw without going to a referendum.