News Items tag as: RDOS economic development

RDOS board scuttles economic development bylaw
September 09, 2015 - 1:00 PM

PENTICTON - Plans for a regional economic development fund came to a sudden end at last week’s regional district board meeting.
Regional board continues to wrestle with economic development idea
June 09, 2015 - 6:02 PM

PENTICTON - A question of transparency in how the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen hands out grants for economic development appears to have inspired directors to consider adding more money on it.
Regional directors ponder prospect of establishing an economic development service
February 13, 2015 - 11:59 AM

PENTICTON - A perennial request for grant money has one regional director advocating a policy change.
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Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative
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Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

RDOS board scuttles economic development bylaw