Regional district highlights

Highlights of Central Okanagan regional board meeting, Feb. 23.

New advisory committees

The Central Okanagan regional board adopted the terms of reference for the new environment and climate change committee. It also updated the bylaw and terms of reference for the Central Okanagan economic development advisory committee.

Disaster risk reduction grant application

The regional board supports a grant application to the Union of BC Municipalities Disaster Risk Reduction – Climate Adaptation fund. If successful, the $150,000 grant would be used to create an strategy that identifies and reduces projected climate risks and emissions while providing a roadmap to assist policy and planning development and decisionmaking in the areas of climate preparedness, hazard reduction and sustainability.

Reconciliation and governance

The regional board has received a letter from Westbank First Nation chief and council, requesting the RDCO explore options to make regional governance more inclusive of Indigenous peoples as outlined in Article 5 of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. In moving toward meaningful reconciliation, the letter says Westbank First Nation is committed to partnering with the regional district and province to explore what full and fair representation at the RDCO Board would look like. Westbank First Nation chief and council currently appoints a non-voting member to the regional board.

Regional Board meetings

Regional District office – 1450 KLO Road, Kelowna (Woodhaven Boardroom)

— Thursday, March 9 – 8:30 a.m. committee of the whole

— Thursday, March 16 – 6 p.m. — Thursday, March 30 – 8:30 a.m. Livestream video links will be available in the Upcoming Meeting agenda section at rdco.com/agenda.