Monthly Archives: January 2026

RDCO seeks feedback on 2026–2030 financial plan

News Release

January 16, 2026

RDCO seeks feedback on 2026–2030 financial plan

The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) has published its proposed 2026–2030 financial plan and is inviting residents to review it and share feedback.

The financial plan outlines how the RDCO will fund services,...

‘Canadians Taxed to Death’ 

Found this online called 'Canadians Taxed to Death' Thought it was worth sharing. Canadians now pay more in taxes than they spend on housing, clothing, and food combined. From 1861 to 2023, the total tax bill for the average family skyrocketed by 2,705% To put that in perspective, housing costs, which have made...

The Dangers of an Authoritarian Dictatorship

260109 - How does a municipally dominated Regional District turn into an authoritarian dictatorship short answer: it doesn’t formally turn into a dictatorship, but it can function like one in practice if certain structural weaknesses and bad habits line up. My opinion? Regional districts are especially vulnerable to this because they were...

The Fallacy of Air Quality

260103 - The real situation regarding air quality and the ongoing smoke issues in the Okanagan Valley is not being shared. Fire Prevention and Air Quality Bylaws that regulate fires in the electoral areas of RDCO are the problem, not the solution. When these bylaws were created years ago, the primary issues...