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Fundraiser Tonight – Killiney Hall

Bored tonight ... Don't forget the Christmas Fundraiser at the Killiney Hall Tonight. Live entertainment, refreshments, 50/50, etc ... with all proceeds to go to purchase presents for the children attending the Santa Visit to Killiney Beach in a couple of weeks. More information....

Westside Community Holiday Fundraiser

Here is an opportunity to get out of the house and join your friends and neighbours in a  holiday community fundraiser for the kids.

Proceeds from this fundraiser will be used to help Santa with gifts and treats for the children when they attend the Santa Meet & Greet scheduled for December 18...

Food Bank Donations – North Westside

SENIOR CITIZENS ASSOCIATION OF KILLINEY BEACH ORGANIZES

 From NOV 12 to Nov 26

 COMMUNITY FOOD BANK COLLECTIONS

Please donate nonperishable items at:
  • Killiney Beach Community Hall: Wednesdays 11am-1pm     
  • Killiney Beach Library: Library days - WED & SAT NOON TILL 1:00PM
  • Transfer Station: SAT, price ...

Okanagan Regional Library

One of the duties I have as the elected representative for Central Okanagan West is to represent both RDCO Electoral Areas on the Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) Board. As a lifelong user of the Library System it is an honour to be on this Board. I am amazed at the cooperation between...

Governance … on the way?

KISS FM Vernon has done another online news story on the request by the North Westside Communities Association for a Provincially Funded Governance Study for the North Westside Fire Protection District as a whole. This email response to the North Westside Communities Associations shows the intention by Minister Fassbender to do the Study...

Power Pole

Here is the November 10 CHBC 5 & 11PM report on the ongoing saga of the power pole on a Killiney Beach Park waterfront site. The RDCO spokesperson personifies the lack of any concern for the wishes of the residents that pay the taxes and end up funding all this nonsense. As a member...

Editorial on Governance – Morning Star

The "bad blood" that exists is the frustration felt by the elected representatives of the two electoral areas to have their voices heard on their own local services rather than only that of the Chair and CAO. I can not think of a "regional" project or function that bad blood or even...

Westshore Bandstand – Completed

The Bandstand and drinking fountain projects at Westshore Community Park are completed and looking good. Thank you to the RDCO Parks Service we didn't make Canada Day 2016 but we are in good shape for the important 150th Canada Day Celebration in 2017. I spoke with some of the local musicians and...

Minister Fassbender Meeting – Kelowna Airport

A meeting with Minister Fassbender from the Ministry of Community, dosage Sport & Culture was obtained by the Electoral Area Directors for us to bring forward our issues and complaints regarding the governance model currently applied to our communities and their residents. It was the hope of the EA Directors...

Terms of Referance

It was the hope of the Area Director and the North Westside Governance Committee to vet this document through and with the help of the RDCO Administration and Staff. Several times between August 22 and the September 19 meetings I made this request to the Board and this request was ignored. The...

RDCO Board Delays Decision for North Westside Study

At the September 19 2016 Regional Board meeting the Governance Issue for the North Westside Area came back to the Board for a decision on support for the North Westside Communities Association's request for support for a Provincially funded Governance Study. The promised Staff Report was nowhere to be seen and the resolution...