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Regional Board meeting highlights - November 2
Posted on Thursday, November 02, 2023 03:00 PM
Election of the Chair and Vice-Chair
The Regional Board re-elected Loyal Wooldridge as the Board Chair and elected Kevin Kraft, Electoral Area East Director, as the Vice-Chair for the upcoming year.
Administrative Overhead policy review
The Regional Board received an update from the Director of Financial Services and supported an amendment to the Administrative Overhead Policy to better align the allocation of costs with the services provided across the region. The amended policy will be brought back...
Loyal Wooldridge re-elected as RDCO Board Chair
Posted on Thursday, November 02, 2023 02:29 PM
Loyal Wooldridge, RDCO Board Chair, and Kevin Kraft, RDCO Vice-Chair
Following a secret ballot vote at today’s Regional District of Central Okanagan Board meeting, directors re-elected Loyal Wooldridge to serve as the Board Chair. This is Wooldridge’s third year as the Board Chair, succeeding Gail Given in 2021.
“I’m grateful for the vote of confidence from my peers. With the challenges our communities have faced recently, including recovery following the Grouse Complex wildfire and impeding...

Seasonal dog park program returns to Lake Country
Posted on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 01:04 PM
Muttley enjoys a snowy game of fetch at Kopje Regional Park.
Dog owners in the District of Lake Country have cause for ap-paws with the return of seasonal use of two regional parks.
Between November 1, 2023, to the end of March 2024, the RDCO will allow off-leash use in Kopje Regional Park and on-leash use in Kaloya Regional Park, with the exception of the beach and playground areas. The program increases year-round access to parks where dogs are not usually permitted and aligns with the Regional...

Trail restoration in Black Mountain - sntsk'il'ntən Regional Park
Posted on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 09:18 AM
A portion of Black Mountain - sntsk'il'ntən Regional Park will be closed beginning Wednesday, November 1 for trail restoration. The Swainson Road parking lot will be closed along with a section of the sntsk'il'ntən Trail. Construction crews will be working on trail restoration, grading and resurfacing the trail. Closures will be in place weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. until November 10.
Signage and barricades will be in place during the closure. Please adhere to construction signage and worker...

Parking expansion and trail upgrades for Johns Family Nature Conservancy Regional Park
Posted on Friday, October 27, 2023 11:55 AM
A portion of Johns Family Nature Conservancy Regional Park will be closed beginning Monday, October 30 through to the end of November. The Chute Lake Road parking lot will be closed along with a portion of the Elk Trail during weekdays. The construction closure will allow expansion of the parking lot and restoration work on the Elk Trail.
Signage and barricades will be in place during the closure. Visitors are asked to please observe construction signage and worker direction.
The Regional District...