The Regional Board has received an update on efforts by the RDCO Resiliency and Recovery Centre to assist residents impacted by last summer’s White Rock Lake wildfire. Geo-technical information and a presentation was also provided about two post-wildfire hazardous conditions assessments which are available at rdco.com/recovery. The Board supports submitting funding applications to Emergency Management BC to continue efforts to assist and support residents and property owners through the recovery and rebuilding process, especially those that sustained significant damage in the Killiney Beach and Estamont communities.
Letter of support for Okanagan Indian Band
The Regional Board will provide a letter of support to the Okanagan Indian Band which wants to add four properties within the RDCO Beau Park area to its reserve lands. The band is seeking approval from Indigenous Services Canada to add the properties to its reserve.
Okanagan Nation Alliance and Water Board
The Regional Board supports a proposed voting change by the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) to remove a restriction that limits voting by the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) to non-financial decisions. If approved by the North Okanagan and South Okanagan Similkameen regional districts, the ONA representative will have equal voting powers for OBWB matters.
Electoral Area Directors 2022 Conferences
The Regional Board approved the attendance and expenses of Central Okanagan East Director Mark Bartyik and Central Okanagan West Director Wayne Carson for six local government conferences in 2022 including the Southern Interior Local Government Association, Union of BC Municipalities and Federation of Canadian Municipalities annual meetings.
Revised Board meeting schedule
The Regional Board has approved revising its 2022 regular meeting schedule. The Board will now consider the 2022-2026 Financial Plan at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 3 and Thursday, March 17 rather than previously scheduled budget review sessions on February 17 and March 10.
Regional District office – 1450 KLO Road, Kelowna (Woodhaven Boardroom)
- Monday, February 28 – 7 p.m.
- Thursday, March 3 – 8:30 a.m. (Preliminary budget presentation)
- Thursday, March 17 – 8:30 a.m. (Budget presentation)
- Monday, March 28 – 7 p.m. (Budget adoption)
Live/Recorded meeting video
When a meeting begins, a live stream video link will be available in the Upcoming Meeting agenda section of the RDCO website. When available, a link to the meeting recording will be posted in the Past Meetings section for the individual meeting date. Links at rdco.com/agenda