Friday, September 28, 2007

One Regional District

Betty Selin, Standard Radio News

With growth comes change! The status quo won't be allowed by the province when it comes to the governance structure in the Okanagan.Vernon Mayor Wayne Lippert says the concept of one regional district in the valley has been getting a lot of buzz at this week's Union of BC Municipalities convention. The concept of one regional district in the valley is going to be explored.Lippert says the Okanagan would be a pilot project because there will be change across the province. He says discussions are to start by mid-November, with a more detailed draft by March. Lippert believes we could see changes by the next municipal election in November 2008.


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