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The Cost of Water

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260118 - I will be moving a motion that the Board remove all funding for the pipeline project from the Budget. This represents 30 million dollars currently in the RDCO 2026 Budget. This would include study's or work related to this pipeline project. It is important to continue with any work applicable...
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RDCO seeks feedback on 2026–2030 financial plan

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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,...

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‘Canadians Taxed to Death’ 

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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...
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The Dangers of an Authoritarian Dictatorship

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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...
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The Fallacy of Air Quality

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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...
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Tyranny of the Majority … RDCO’s greatest folly

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251205 - The "tyranny of the majority" refers to the phenomenon in a democratic system where the majority group wields too much power, often to the detriment of minority groups. This can result in oppression, discrimination, and the suppression of minority opinions and rights. The RDCO Board exemplifies this phenomenon: with the...
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The Cost of Water and Poor Leadership

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251216 - Interior Health sets tough rules for surface water pushing small systems under five hundred connections to use advanced filtration, whose cost even the bigger growing municipal setups barely manage without breaking the bank. Building a mini plant? We are talking seven figures minimum—permits, land, tech, maintenance, all brutal for tiny...
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Westside Road Transfer Sites – Upgrade Plan

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251125 - Solid waste / recycle centers for Westside Road are in two locations for convenience. The Traders Cove Station is at the south end of Westside Road at Bear Creek Main in the Traders Cove Regional Park. The North Westside Transfer Site is located at the Northern end of RDCO at...
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Road Conditions in Upper Fintry

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251125 - I have received numerous requests from and have met with residents of Upper Fintry/Muir Road area about the unpaved road network within their community. This is long overdue and should have happened in the early 2000's when the water system saw...
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Water System for North Westside

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241126 - Water is again (still) the topic that affects us all right where we live. The North Westside has six water systems three Public Systems - (Killiney, Westshores and Valley of the Sun/Upper Fintry) and three Private Systems (La Casa, Fintry Delta and Estamont). All with the exception of Valley of...
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October 28 start to Central Okanagan open burning

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Open burning permits are now available for eligible Central Okanagan property owners from their local fire service.* Central Okanagan burning permits will take effect at 12 p.m. Friday, October 28 allowing permit holders to burn outdoors on days when both air quality and venting indices are good. Normally, permits run from October 1...
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Central Okanagan open burning delay continues

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Central Okanagan open burning delay continues  Central Okanagan property owners are reminded that no open burning permits are being issued in local fire service areas due to the continued high fire danger rating. This coincides with continued burning prohibitions in the Kamloops Fire Centre jurisdiction until at least October 28. Central Okanagan fire chiefs continue...
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RDCO Air Quality program – Free radon test kits

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RDCO Air Quality program - Free radon test kits While supplies last, once again the RDCO Air Quality program is offering 420 radon gas test kits to Central Okanagan building owners, managers and tenants, of residential, workplace and leisure indoor space.  All workplaces qualify, with special focus on Medical Professional Buildings such as...
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