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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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RDOS & the Sage Mesa Water System - role clarity.
The information below is from an RDOS Sage Mesa Water System Fact Sheet shared with ratepayers in 2019. The R&K Chapman, Joint Partner...
Riley Gettens
Oct 4, 20242 min read
Sage Mesa Water System Acquisition Update
October 3, 2024, Board Report and YouTube of the board's discussion (scroll to -51 to get to the start of this particular discussion)....
Riley Gettens
Oct 3, 20243 min read
Greater West Bench Chipping Event
Please register for the chipper to come to your property. There is NO DROP OFF location.
Riley Gettens
Oct 2, 20241 min read
GWB, that was and continues to be quite a day.
Evacuation Alert has been issued for Westhills Drive and the Forsyth Drive area of West Bench. Orange = Alert. Link to map and more...
Riley Gettens
Aug 6, 20241 min read
Wild Fire Warning System
An important reminder today along West Bench Drive of just how easily a fire can start and spread. Thank you to the City of Penticton...
Riley Gettens
Jul 25, 20242 min read
Sage Mesa Water System Engineering and Financial Assessment - links
2024 07 25 The board accepted the Sage Mesa Water System assessments today. These high-level reports are required for staff to pursue...
Riley Gettens
Jul 25, 20242 min read
Faulder & Meadow Valley Update - Invasive Plant Info Session and Water System Recap.
INVASIVE PLANT INFORMATION SESSION - JULY 3 FAULDER WATER SYSTEM Thank you to all who attended the Faulder Water System meeting on June...
Riley Gettens
Jun 28, 20241 min read
Q & A - Curbside Waste Collection - Fee Increase - July 2025
The RDOS's current curbside collection contract expires on June 30, 2025. At the June 13 Board Meeting, the RDOS board awarded Waste...
Riley Gettens
Jun 15, 20243 min read
Reminder for Faulder Water System Ratepayers. The meeting will start at 6:00 pm tomorrow, June 12.
Attention Faulder Water System Ratepayers, please mark your calendar. Thank you and see you there. For more info on the Faulder Water...
Riley Gettens
Jun 11, 20241 min read
Faulder Water System Meeting
Attention Faulder Water System Ratepayers, please mark your calendar. Thank you and see you there. For more info on the Faulder Water...
Riley Gettens
May 29, 20241 min read
Riley Gettens
May 9, 20240 min read
Copy of FireSmart Rebates and Greater West Bench Chipping Event - Tuesday, May 21
Funds are still available in the FireSmart rebate program for Area F. Please visit this site for details on how to apply for the rebate,...
Riley Gettens
May 9, 20241 min read
Who Pays for the Park?
I have heard from citizens curious to know how public spaces are acquired and maintained (who pays).Â
Riley Gettens
May 6, 20243 min read
Emergency Preparedness Webinar on Thurs., May 9
Register for the PreparedBC webinar on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at 5:30 pm (PT).
Riley Gettens
May 6, 20241 min read
FireSmart Rebates and Greater West Bench Chipping Event - Tuesday, May 21
Funds are still available in the FireSmart rebate program for Area F. Please visit this site for details on how to apply for the rebate,...
Riley Gettens
Apr 17, 20241 min read
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Apr 11, 20240 min read
Riley Gettens
Apr 8, 20240 min read
Proposed amendments to Environmentally Sensitive Development Permits (ESDPs)- rescinded and abandoned.
Many of you know that an ongoing discussion has been about removing ESDPs from private property (deemed environmentally sensitive) for...
Riley Gettens
Mar 7, 20241 min read
Burn piles behind Selby Park and the West Bench water reservoir will be ignited today by RDOS staff.
2024 FEB 28 RDOS Parks team is igniting burn piles between Selby Park and the West Bench water tower. This is part of the wildfire risk...
Riley Gettens
Feb 28, 20241 min read
Bears are definitely awake.
2024 02 26 We have seen a single black bear making his rounds lately. Some excellent videos are also on the West Bench Facebook page...
Riley Gettens
Feb 25, 20242 min read
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