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RDCO Board Delays Decision for North Westside Study

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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...
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North Westside Communities Association – 2016 AGM

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To-night 73 residents and members of the North Westside Communities Association met for the Annual General Meeting and election of Officers. This is twice last years turnout and a larger crowd than we've seen in the last five years. See the North Westside web site for details and election results. Of interest was the...
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CBC Radio Daybreak South Show

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7 O'Clock Monday morning both myself and Chair Given were invited to discuss the North Westside bid for self governance. Chris Walker the CBC host was well prepared and good exchange of information was made available to all listening. Opportunities to get our story in the media are increasing as the momentum within...
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Latest Governance Media Related Links

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Looks like the media in both Vernon and Kelowna are taking an interest in the search for Self Governance currently taking place within the North Westside. Here are some of the stories in the local media.

Vernon Morning Star Thanks Richard it's always nice to know the Vernon Morning Star...
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Updates Coming

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I will be posting updates for the last couple of weeks in the next week to catch up any missed issues. My web site along with many of the WordPress sites hosted by Rebel.ca have come under attack apparently by the Russians! And I thought they would have been busy with Hilary's emails....
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Governance Study Request to RDCO Board by the North Westside Community

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This is the North Westside Communities Association's Press Release following the North Westside Governance Committee Delegations presentation to the Regional Board of the Central Okanagan. It's history in the making!  The North Westside  Communities  Association's Governance  Committee delegation made a presentation to the RDCO Board last night. Bob Andrews, the association president and committee...
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Governance Committee Update

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A condition in the feasibility study process that the Provincial Government funds necessitates that a community considering changes should manage their approach to governance in as inclusive a manner as possible. It's important to avoid any costly duplications of services, functions and/or administration. To meet this objective in both deed and spirit  the NW Governance Committee approached Central Okanagan East as...
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Directors salary released … Media

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The Vernon Morning Star has an article with my salary and expense disclosure for last year. I find it ironic that with the salaries in the bureaucratic end of the local government skyrocketing that no emphasis was put in that direction. All the correspondence I have received has...
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New NWCA On-Line Petition Site

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There is a new online petition site for the North Westside Communities Association Governance Study Petition. The old site came with complications as several people reported being unable to connect or sign up on this site then it was closed for no apparent reason and we were unable to correct...
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Hefty Hikes For RDCO Bureaucrats

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Hefty-hikes-for-bureaucrats This Castanet Article highlights the reasoning in our argument to push forward as fast as possible with the Governance Study for North Westside.  To continue to pay salaries for "our" local government when we have no control over these large increases is insanity.  As the Regional Director for Central Okanagan West I...
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Westshore Park Bandstand – Update

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Unfortunately our new Bandstand (the picture is a close facsimile) and Water Fountain will not be in place for the Canada Day Celebration in Westshore Park. Again the RDCO has failed to deliver an important project in a timely and cost effective manner.  The water fountain was purchased in 2015 and is still...
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NORWEXIT For North Westside

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How about that petition campaign for the Governance Study both online petition and door to door are doing well. I have never seen support for any issue as strong as the support for this study as shown in the petition  drive and the recent Town Hall Meeting in Killiney Beach Hall. 684 people...
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NWCA June 2016 Newsletter

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SEE WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO!

If you missed the Community Open House that was held on May 26th, this newsletter provides you with an update.
  • We had about 120 attendees.
  • When asked how many were interested in having a governance study, to find out if our present form of governance...
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Gas Tax Rip-Off

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At the May 30 Regional Board Meeting the RDCO Board proved again that procedural fairness and integrity are not employed where Electoral Area governance is concerned. Three items were introduced 7.1 The Gas Tax Distribution List , 7.2 Gas Tax Project List & 7.3 Gas Tax Budget Amendment authorizing and funding 7.2 the Projects List....
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North Westside Town Hall Meeting

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There was a large and enthusiastic turnout for the Town Hall Meeting concerning Governance in the North Westside last night. The Killiney Beach Community Hall was filled to capacity for the first Town Hall Meeting of 2016 to show support for the Governance Committee and request a Provincial Governance Study to determine the best governance model...
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North Westside Town Hall on Governance

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This is the NWCA Press Release for the upcoming Community Open House meeting this Thursday May 26 2016 at the Killiney Beach Hall at 7:00PM.

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Governance Committee Holds Open House for North Westside Residents

With water utility costs going up by more than 100% for some residents,...

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On-Line Petition for Governance Study

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I have received the link to the Governance Study Petition initiated by the North Westside Governance Committee. If you are unsatisfied with the local service delivery, sildenafil cost or level provided currently by the Regional District of the Central Okanagan then please sign in support of a Governance Study. This Provincially...
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