News Items tag as: Regional District Okanagan Similkameen

South Okanagan residents can compare home’s energy efficiency with their neighbours’
June 22, 2022 - 12:30 PM

Penticton is taking part in a regional district pilot project that compares a home’s energy efficiency with that of its neighbours.
Small, tight-knit South Okanagan community experiencing rash of gang violence
October 29, 2021 - 7:00 PM

Another episode of gang violence in Naramata hasn't shaken the local regional director's belief that it's a safe place for families.
Politicians trying to nip new Okanagan Falls pot shops in the bud
September 23, 2021 - 6:00 PM
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Regional directors in the South Okanagan are trying to figure out how to prevent any more retail cannabis outlets from opening in Okanagan Falls.
Alert system in South Okanagan regional district getting replaced
August 22, 2021 - 8:40 AM

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen had to find a new mass notification system after Civic Ready called it quits in Canada.
Salaries continue to grow at Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen
June 16, 2021 - 3:00 PM

More Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen employees had fatter wallets this year as 34 staffers made the annual top salary list.
RDOS seeks vendors for 3 popular regional district parks
June 07, 2021 - 4:00 PM

A new program from the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen could offer some help to local food service operators hit by the pandemic.
Regional board agrees to fund Penticton urgent primary care centre
May 06, 2021 - 4:16 PM

Fears of centralized health care within the region and anger over a lack of input and consultation drove discussions at the regional board today about whether or not to provide a $1 million dollar Interior Health funding request.
Hospital board to take 2nd look at $1M request for new Penticton urgent care centre
May 03, 2021 - 6:30 PM

The Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Hospital Board will take another look at a $1 million funding request from Interior Health at this week’s hospital board meeting.
Penticton urgent care centre won't close despite $1M funding shortfall: Interior Health
April 20, 2021 - 6:30 PM

A refusal by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen's hospital board of directors to provide one-time funding of $1 million to Penticton’s newly opened Urgent and Primary Care Centre will not affect its operation, Interior Health says.
Unusual number of job opportunities regional district
April 05, 2021 - 2:01 PM

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Kamloops Vietnamese restaurant latest to close, citing lack of staff
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Massachusetts lawyer charged with trying to bribe cop in marijuana case
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts lawyer has pleaded not guilty to federal charges he tried to bribe the Medford police chief to get help in opening a recreational marijuana dispensary on behalf of a client. Court records say that Somervi

Converting these Okanagan homes to industrial land could pay big dividends
A mixed industrial/residential neighbourhood that has been in trouble with the City of Kelowna is on its way to becoming valuable industrial land. There is such a demand for industrial land in the city that it’s nearing $3 million an

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