economic development

Have you volunteered yet for the BC Winter Games?

Submitted by Michael Brydon on Tue, 2016-01-26 11:28

Have you volunteered yet for the BC Winter Games? Please do so by clicking the button on the left.  (Note volunteer registration will close by 10 Feb 2016). You will be asked to provide some basic contact information and be given a list of choices where to volunteer (e.g., Food Services-->Participant Meals).  Don't worry about entering skills, and so on.  All we need is your contact information and an area of interest (food, accommodation, sports, registration, and so on).  A volunteer manager (also a volunteer)  will follow-up with a phone call and try to slot you into a role and time period that works. It takes the involvement of the entire community to make an event like this work!

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economic development

RDOS board scuttles economic development bylaw

Submitted by Michael Brydon on Thu, 2015-09-10 00:15

PENTICTON - Plans for a regional economic development fund came to a sudden end at last week’s regional district board meeting.

Directors at the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen voted to rescind and abandon a new economic development bylaw at last Thursday’s regular board meeting.

West Bench Director Michael Brydon spearheaded the effort to create a new fund last February, citing the need for the board to be more transparent when dealing with annual funding requests for grants such as those made by the Okanagan Film Commission.

Challenge Penticton owners disappointed, but undeterred, after $48,000 sponsorship request denied

Submitted by Michael Brydon on Sun, 2015-08-09 07:48

(see also the board update on this)

Challenge Penticton’s owners are disappointed, but undeterred, after local politicians voted Thursday to turn down their request for a sponsorship deal.

In a unanimous decision, the board of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen decided to take a pass on a three-year, $48,000 agreement proposed in July by the race operators.