A Letter to the Editor in the Wednesday January 25 2017 Vernon Morning Star titled Regional District Responds tells one side of the story and it is not that of the North Westside. The Board Chair defends her and the Boards position as only reflecting the wishes of the Ministry ... I do not...
Monthly Archives: January 2017
RDCO Board Meeting – La Casa Public Hearing on Zoning

A Public Hearing (audio) to amend the Rural Westside Official Community Plan (OCP) and Bylaw No. 871-238 (documents) was held prior to the RDCO Board Meeting to allow input to the changes being proposed. A La Casa representative and one resident spoke at the Public Hearing with all comments being favourable to the...
Killiney Beach/Westshore Water System Upgrades

RDCO CAO briefed me after the Jan 23 2017 Board Meeting on the status of the water system work taking place on the Killiney Beach upgrade & the Westshore reservoirs replacement. "Every thing is on track and on budget" that is real good news to the ratepayers of these two water systems.
I also took this opportunity...
North Westside Governance – Kelowna Daily Courier Article
The article in the Kelowna Daily Courier jumps straight to a referendum and incorporation. This is the narrative I am confronted with again and again from people that live outside the North Westside Community. The local residents that I hear from want an independent governance study or service review call it what you want that addresses their...
Governance Study Funding Application for North Westside Receives RDCO Board Approval

The application for funding for the North Westside request for a Governance Study to the Ministry of Community, Sport & Culture has received RDCO Board approval in a 9-3 decision.
As usual the Morning Star and KISSFM, both Vernon based media, have stepped up and provided the North Westside Community with coverage...