Presentation to SD67 - Enhanced Partnership between the Community and the School - updated.
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We acknowledge that Area "F" of the RDOS is within the traditional, unceded territory of the syilx people in the Okanagan Nation.
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2022 09 01 Update In light of the press lease released in June 2022, I followed up with the SD67 Superintendent and asked: Many citizens...


Riley Gettens
- Jul 12, 2021
- 3 min
FireSmart, Max Lake Road gate and Auto-Dial Alert
Hi all, There has been a great deal of action around wildfire mitigation initiatives in Greater West Bench and Rural Summerland (Faulder...


Riley Gettens
- Feb 9, 2021
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Riley Gettens
- Jan 22, 2021
- 1 min
Is Greater West Bench Age Friendly?
Feb. 10, 2021 Update: Link to Feb. 3, 2020 West Bench Age-Friendly Check-in recording. ---###--- With a population of roughly 2,000...
Riley Gettens
- Nov 16, 2020
- 1 min
Public Hearing for the proposed Metal Storage Containers
Update: Nov. 19 - if you have written comments that you would like the Board to take under consideration, they must be submitted before...


Riley Gettens
- Nov 11, 2020
- 1 min
Remembrance Day in Selby Park
Like most things in 2020, Remembrance Day was different this year. Last year, our family attended the service in Penticton. It was the...

Riley Gettens
- Oct 19, 2020
- 1 min
Bear Resistant Garbage Carts for Purchase.
October 26, 2020 Update: Hi, if you ordered a bear-resistant garbage cart, you will have an invoice in your email. All invoices need to...


Riley Gettens
- Jun 26, 2020
- 2 min
Thank you, Mr. Dan Ashton, MLA
When I first heard that SD67 was again considering school closures, there were several people who I immediately contacted including our MLA,


Riley Gettens
- Jun 6, 2020
- 3 min

Riley Gettens
- Jun 6, 2020
- 2 min
When did the 'Greater West Bench' Transit parcel tax get approved?
21 04 26 Update: BC Transit has pushed our implementation date to January 2022. Everything has been delayed due to COVID. In 1993,...


Riley Gettens
- May 6, 2020
- 2 min


Riley Gettens
- May 2, 2020
- 1 min
Aggressive Coyotes
Recently reports have come into RDOS wildsafeBC about a small group of aggressive coyotes on the KVR trail at the south end of West Bench –


Riley Gettens
- Feb 26, 2020
- 1 min
Greater West Bench Geotechnical Review
One of the short term follow up studies or initiatives from the Area "F" OCP was to updated hazard assessment West Bench / Sage Mesa. ...

Riley Gettens
- Feb 23, 2020
- 1 min
Neighbourhood Small Grants
The Neighbourhood Small Grants program supports residents like you: residents who have small but powerful ideas to bring people together...

Riley Gettens
- Jan 23, 2020
- 2 min
2020 Budget - Public Consultation
As you most likely know, the 2020 Budget passed the first reading at the January 9th Board meeting. The purpose of passing the first...


Riley Gettens
- Jan 14, 2020
- 1 min
Public Hearing around 'accessory dwellings' will not impact Greater West Bench + Sage Mesa.
You may have seen the following on the RDOS website or Facebook page: The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) will be...


Riley Gettens
- Jan 12, 2020
- 1 min
KVR path from Newton to the trail.
I received a few emails recently around the crevices on the path leading from Newton Drive down to the KVR. I went to check it out...


Riley Gettens
- Dec 21, 2019
- 1 min
Max Lake - update
Max Lake faces a number of challenges primarily related to human impacts that negatively affect the area. The RDOS with Covenant...


Riley Gettens
- Nov 1, 2019
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Riley Gettens
- Oct 30, 2019
- 3 min
Greater West Bench and Sage Mesa - Community Check-in
Below is a recap of the Community Check-in for Greater West Bench and Sage Mesa Slide two: Presentation Outline Welcome and thank you for...
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