The dispute between the regional district and FortisBC has reignited after the utility indicated it plans to stick with a program to pre-emptively cut off power to parts of the electrical grid during wildfire crises.
Years of work promoting the idea, getting buy-in from the relevant parties, official approvals, fundraising and ultimately physical construction will culminate on Friday, April 24 with the official ribbon cutting ceremony opening the Eastside Avenue Housing for Healthcare Workers in Oliver.
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) has renewed its Recreation Funding Agreement with the Town of Osoyoos covering Area “A” keeping the funding level flat.
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is reminding residents within the five RDOS Fire Protection Areas of Anarchist, Kaleden, Naramata, Okanagan Falls, and Willowbrook that open burning of permitted burning materials closes at midnight on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
The population of the South Okanagan and Similkameen is projected to jump about 17 per cent to 112,834 over the next 20 years, according to a report unveiled recently.
By Lexi McFarlane, Times Chronicle Solid waste management in the South Okanagan could be seeing...
Two letters of support have been issued by the RDOS for grant applications that will boost the health of waterways in the South Okanagan.
An Osoyoos concrete product company continues to clear regulatory hurdles as it moves toward final separation of the two sides of the business.
The inclusion of landfills in the federal government’s plastics registry has raised concerns from the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) around safety, operational and cost implications of the proposed reporting requirements.
The Regional District of Okanagan and Similkameen (RDOS) budget was presented to both Oliver and Osoyoos councils last week, which spelled increases in taxes for both Area A (rural Osoyoos) and Area C (rural Oliver).
Mark Pendergraft, the current chair of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS), has been recognized for his 20 years of public service.
The BC Wildfire Service is reminding residents of the Kamloops Fire Centre region that effective Friday, Oct. 17 at 12 p.m. Category 2 and 3 open fire prohibitions and associated restrictions expire.
Familiar, pervasive and unfortunately invasive, the South Okanagan is riddled with non-native tree species from far and wide, but a new project will soon be underway in Oliver to take down these arboreal interlopers and replace them with native species.
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen will take possession of its new headquarters on Skaha Lake Road in mid-October, with all staff expected to move in before the end of 2025.
In addition to holding its Board of Directors meetings around the region as part of its outreach efforts, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) has launched a “pop-up office” initiative to further connect with residents from across the far-flung region.
As part of its move to strengthen connections with rural communities within the scope of its purview, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) board is hitting the road again, this time holding its Board meeting in Osoyoos on Thursday, September 4.
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) has released more information on the building it is proposing to purchase as its new corporate headquarters at 3547 Skaha Lake Road in Penticton.
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) has announced the opening of voting on the purchase of a new corporate facility located at 3547 Skaha Lake Road in Penticton.
The board of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) appears ready to join numerous municipalities across B.C. in pursuing “cost recovery fees” from insurance companies when fire departments are called out to structure fires.
Rural Oliver is among four electoral areas that wish to opt out of regulating private water and sewer systems in the Regional District of the Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS).
A collaborative regional approach to assessing hazards such as forest fires, landslides and flooding in the area has now entered its second phase.
The South Okanagan is now able to support more electric vehicles on the road, with the Regional District of the Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) completing 90 per cent of its planned charging stations.
A new fully automated waste collection system is a little over a month away from kicking off and around 30,000 new carts will be rolling onto properties over the next month.