Backyard Farm TUP Application There are many aspects associated with this application that need to be addressed. I would like to discuss only a couple of issues dealing with compliance and definitions. Approximately, 5 years ago I first met Chris Van Hooydonk where he told me about the Regional Districts involvement and compliance issues concerning […]

On the TUP application (Chris Van Hooydonk et al) – the RDOS board in Penticton will approve it. !! The local APC never had a chance even to chat about it. If you study the history, the land, the ALC,  the zoning, the application, the use of the land – many can be confused and […]

I would like to provide insight as to what I feel my APC  (Area Planning Commission)  needs to function properly and in the best way to serve area “C”. I purposely seek out those who will look at the applications that come to them from all different points of view. If The APC consisted of […]

  A locally owned and operated business in Oliver is working to rally community support after dealing with unplanned bureaucratic hurdles from the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen on their property. For the past seven years, Chris Van Hooydonk and his family have worked to build Backyard Farm, a combination of a culinary experience tied with […]

“Today, we are reporting that 72.4% of all adults in B.C. and 69.6% of those 12 and older have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. In total, 3,488,884 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in B.C., 256,725 of which are second doses. “We have had 183 new cases […]

Anchor 4 Four anchors are available to keep the ship of life from being wrecked on the rocks when the storms come. In review, the first anchor is solidly grounded in the fact that God is the loving Creator of all that exists. Label it The Creator’s Love. The second anchor prevents us from making […]