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31Mar

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North Westside Director Blasts Budget – Vernon Morning Star

posted by: Wayne

North Westside Director Blasts Budget - Morning Star was the headline for the story in the Vernon Morning Star. This is the same story that appeared in the Kelowna Capital News a couple of days ago. This will probably be the first time exposure for those that only get Vernon Media. Following...

29Mar

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North Westside Director Blasts Budget – Kelowna Capital News

posted by: Wayne

North Westside Director Blasts Budget makes for a great headline but it is more about the fairness of the process than the actual budget that continues to be the problem. In fact Central Okanagan West saw a $44.28 or -6.73% decrease per average household throughout the area, the largest reduction in our...

20Mar

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North Westside Road Data

posted by: Wayne

Road costs are the number one killer for communities with aspirations of incorporation. This is the story I have heard time and again from small rural communities during my search for Governance options for the North Westside. I have put together a list of North Westside Roads - Kilometers with individual...

12Mar

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The Heart of the Governance Study Problem

posted by: Wayne

The Vernon Morning Star placed this letter in their Your Letters Editorial Column on March 12 2017. Here is the letter.

At this point it does not matter whether the scope of the Study is restricted by the Provincial Ministry as the RDCO...

10Mar

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Westside Road improvements continue this fall – Kelowna Daily Courier

posted by: Wayne

Westside Road improvements continue this fall is the story in the Friday March 10 2017 edition of the Kelowna Daily Courier. Looks like the construction is about to arrived in the North Westside as part of the Provincial Governments 45 million dollar Westside Road upgrade. I for one will be real interested in how...

4Mar

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Westside Post – March Edition

posted by: Wayne

Thanks Katherine, another good read keep up the good work. It is so nice to have a local paper back in the community ... information is power. Here is a link to the Westside Post just incase the red delivery box in your community is empty, papers are going fast. Comments from...

3Mar

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Governance costs drive debate – Vernon Morning Star

posted by: Wayne

To pay ... or not to pay? That seems to be where we're at as the article Governance costs drive debate in the Vernon Morning Star puts it. This is about the estimated budget of $22,500 IN-KIND costs estimated by the RDCO CAO. This is over and above the $12-15,000 estimated by...

1Mar

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North Westside study funded – Kelowna Daily Courier

posted by: Wayne

The Kelowna Daily Courier gave the Governance Issue in the North Westside some coverage identifying the North Westside's desire for information on the services they pay for. The article North Westside study funded announces the granting of the $20,000 by Minister Fassbender. It is the communities hope that they will be...

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Monthly Archives: March 2017

North Westside Director Blasts Budget – Vernon Morning Star

North Westside Director Blasts Budget – Kelowna Capital News

North Westside Road Data

The Heart of the Governance Study Problem

Westside Road improvements continue this fall – Kelowna Daily Courier

Westside Post – March Edition

Governance costs drive debate – Vernon Morning Star

North Westside study funded – Kelowna Daily Courier