RDOS rejects application
The board has turned down an application by Hester Creek to allow the establishment of a full-service restaurant at the winery.
The Agricultural Land Commission has been advised that the board does not support a food and beverage service lounge in the Agricultural Land Reserve. But it does support a lounge in the ALR to offer alcoholic sales of products grown and produced in BC under the Winery Lounge Endorsement license.
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Essay contest begins this fall
The RDOS, in conjunction with local school districts, honours Local Government Awareness Week by inviting students to participate in an essay contest.
The contest called “RDOS Director/Chair for the Day” will run September 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014 and participants will have a chance to write about what they would do if they were a regional district director for their community. What would their goals and objectives be? What would they change?
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Board eyes economics
The board instructed the chief administrative officer to develop a Terms of Reference for an economic development study to determine if there is a role for the RDOS in economic development.
