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Climate change associated with rising mosquito populations in the Okanagan
PENTICTON – Climate change means the spring melt is coming sooner and the early freshet…

School funding hot topic at South Okanagan Similkmeen Regional District meeting
PENTICTON – School closures were on the minds of South Okanagan Similkameen Regional District board…

Goose egg addling program winding down after longest season ever
PENTICTON – The 2016 nesting season for geese in the Okanagan has turned out to…

South Okanagan Similkameen Regional District finds funding fix for film commission
PENTICTON – Regional district directors have found a way to provide funding to the Okanagan…

South Okanagan firehalls could finally become alcohol-free
PENTICTON – The regional district is close to making firehalls alcohol-free, something which has been…

Regional directors approve second try for Okanagan Falls sewer funding
PENTICTON – The regional district board has re-affirmed its commitment to move forward with an…

Wait continues for water study on Twin Lakes aquifer in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – South Okanagan Regional District directors continue to wait for a hydrogeological study on…

Going long: Shuswap to Osoyoos trail would have global appeal
TRAIL ADVOCATES DREAM OF A 250 KM TRAIL FREE OF VEHICLES OKANAGAN – When the…

Be aware and be prepared to evacuate: Advice as wildfire season begins in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – City and regional district officials say residents need to be aware and ready…

Recommendation imminent on Twin Lakes development in Kaleden
PENTICTON – A new hydrogeological assessment for a proposed development at Twin Lakes Golf Course…

Building permits up in Okanagan and Similkameen
PENTICTON – The construction industry in the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen continues to show…

South Okanagan conservation fund finds new life with director’s motion
PENTICTON – Efforts by a South Okanagan environmental group to establish a conservation fund has…

RCMP summer operations can be a ‘juggling act’ in the South Okanagan, says region’s top cop
PENTICTON – The South Okanagan’s top cop says keeping up with the pace in the…

Okanagan Correctional Centre will be ready to house inmates this January
PENTICTON – The South Okanagan’s new jail, located just north of Oliver, will begin receiving…

Problem areas cropping up in South Okanagan as spring melt accelerates with record temperatures
PENTICTON – The Regional District issued a high streamflow advisory this week as a string…