Regional Board meeting highlights August 22, 2022

Updated Indigenous Land Acknowledgement

The Regional Board has received for information an updated acknowledgement as a further respectful step on the path toward Truth and Reconciliation.  The new Land Acknowledgement was inspired as a demonstration of commitment toward two of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation’s 94 Calls to Action. The new Land Acknowledgement recognizes that the syilx/Okangan people have been on the  tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ (land) since time immemorial and serves as a reminder of everyone’s responsibility to protect and respect the land we are privileged to share.  The Land Acknowledgement was reviewed in consultation with members and senior staff from the Okanagan Nation Alliance, Westbank First Nation, and Okanagan Indian Band.  It will be declared prior to Regional District meetings and events:

The RDCO acknowledges our presence on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ (land) of the syilx / Okanagan people who have resided here since time immemorial. We recognize, honour, and respect the syilx / Okanagan lands upon which we live, work, and play.

Regional Board meetings

Regional District office – 1450 KLO Road, Kelowna (Woodhaven Boardroom) 

• Thursday, September 8 – 8:30 a.m.
• Monday, September 26 – 7 p.m.

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Planning Applications considered 

The Regional Board considered the following planning applications:

• The Regional Board has adopted Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 871-273 (Application Z22/01) for 530 Moody Crescent (K. Madsen, owner) to add a secondary suite to an existing single-detached house. 

• Following a Public Hearing, the Regional Board has given second and third reading to  Zoning Amendment Bylaw 871-275 (Application Z22/03) for 775 Wood Road (D and J Fisher, owners) to permit a secondary suite  within the building footprint of a single-detached house recently approved for construction. 

• The Regional Board has approved Development Variance Permit application VP-22-02 for 12326 Greystokes Road (J. Nicholls, owners) to allow an increase to the maximum height of an existing accessory building. 

• The Regional Board approved first reading of Official Community Plan (OCP) Amendment Bylaw No. 1274-2 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 871-274 (Application Z22/02) for 944 Bear Creek Road (D. Arcand, owner) to rezone a portion of the 32.4-hectare property for the purpose of future subdivision. A public hearing for the application will be held once a covenant to restrict further subdivision is received.