Transit throughout the Okanagan Valley and spiralling RCMP costs were also the focus of talks between Valley mayors late last week. Vernon Mayor Wayne Lippert says the mayors will seek federal and provincial help to re-establish and maintain the Armstrong-to-Sicamous rail line and a line between Kelowna and Falkland. The mayor said the cost of policing remains a big concern. The mayors are reviewing a UBCM task force report looking at other options than the RCMP. Okanagan Valley mayors have expressed interest in an emergency operations model set up in Vernon. The city has signed intermunicpal agreements with all North Okanagan communities and the regional district, to co-ordinate emergency social services and operations. Mayor Wayne Lippert calls it cost effective and efficient. He says people are still remembering the Terrace Mountain Fire.
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