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June 2011 Faulder water update
Submitted by Michael Brydon on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 08:56
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Bad news: I just got a forwarded email from the Ministry of Community, Sport, and Cultural Development that the RDOS application for a Towns for Tomorrow grant was not approved (see previous update). We plan to appeal with Minister Chong because we believe that we originally had ministry support for this project. We will let you know if we have any success with this. The good news is that the heavy run-off seems to have resulted in substantial recharge to the aquifer. Although it is not high by historical standards, it buys us some time to continue looking for ways to get reliable water to Faulder. One possibility that has been mentioned in the past is a prison in an unpopulated area between Summerland and Faulder. It is clear (and has been clear for some time) that the majority of Okanagan residents do not want a prison, at least not within the boundaries of Penticton or Summerland. A rural prison may or may not be a different story. Naturally, the prison in such a location would require reliable water (most likely supplied by Summerland), so possibilities for cost sharing could exist. All this is very speculative at this point (who knows what the Province is thinking on this matter), but am looking for some feedback regarding whether to investigate the prison idea further or drop it right now. Please let me know what you are thinking using the comment feature below or at mbrydon@rdos.bc.ca |
January 2011 Faulder water update
Submitted by Michael Brydon on Fri, 01/07/2011 - 15:32The provincial government has made one Towns For Tomorrow grant available to the RDOS each of the past few years. Last year the Faulder water system was selected by the RDOS board for its one and only application for the grant. Following the massive price increase in the Summerland option, we asked the RDOS board to consider Faulder for a second Towns For Tomorrow grant. The following is a full list of the projects considered by the RDOS board for submission to the Province:
Agur Lake project gets economic boost
Submitted by Michael Brydon on Tue, 03/24/2009 - 22:53By Steve Kidd - Penticton Western News Published: March 19, 2009
MLAs Bill Barisoff and Rick Thorpe congratulate Amanda Lewis, a director with the Agur Lake Camp Society, after they presented the group with a cheque for $100,000 to continue the work of building the respite camp for people with special needs.
The Agur Lake Camp Society is one step farther along in their quest to create a camp for people with disabilities and special needs in the wilderness near Summerland.
Faulder taxpayers get another break
Submitted by Michael Brydon on Tue, 03/24/2009 - 22:49By Jeff Lawrence - Penticton Western News March 19, 2009
Government money keeps on pouring into the South Okanagan for new infrastructure projects, and the small community of Faulder is once again benefitting from the cash.
B.C.'s Towns For Tomorrow program will send $653,000 to the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen for projects including the Faulder Water Well project.
