Presentation to SD67 - Enhanced Partnership between the Community and the School - updated.
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...
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Welcome to the Our Area F blog.
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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Riley Gettens
Jul 12, 20213 min read
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, 20210 min read
Riley Gettens
Jan 22, 20211 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20203 min read
Riley Gettens
Jun 6, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
Riley Gettens
May 2, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20190 min read
Riley Gettens
Oct 30, 20193 min read
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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