News Items tag as: RDOS 2020

Work to restore regional district computer network continues after ransomware attack
September 21, 2020 - 3:53 PM

The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen continues work to restore their computer network following a ransomware attack six weeks ago.
Regional district holding their own as they work through network issues
August 20, 2020 - 5:30 PM

No time is a good time for the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen to have network issues but the problem was particularly vexing this week.
Christie Mountain wildfire in Penticton grows to 2,000 hectares
August 20, 2020 - 11:59 AM

The Christie Mountain wildfire continued to grow overnight and this morning after a subdued afternoon yesterday, wildfire officials say.
Similkameen rural area is tops for regional district director's remuneration in 2019
August 04, 2020 - 4:00 PM

The same regional district electoral area is laying claim to having the highest remuneration and expenses for the fourth time in five years, but this time it’s with a different director in at the helm.
Penticton directors voice approval for regional composting initiative
January 09, 2020 - 4:32 PM

Regional board directors and particularly Penticton directors voiced their collective enthusiasm over a staff recommendation that would provide impetus for a composting facility.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

Work to restore regional district computer network continues after ransomware attack