Oliver Council adopts new environmental and riparian development regulations
Excerpted from Penticton Herald, July 16, 2010
"Eager to protect the town's remaining sensitive ecosystems from potentially damaging development, Oliver council adopted a new set of environmental and riparian development regulations on Monday.…
District of Summerland adopts Environmentally Sensitive Development Permit Areas.
On June 28, 2010 the District of Summerland Council voted unanimously to adopt the Environmentally Sensitive Development Permit Areas and all the supporting mechanisms into the Official Community Plan (OCP). Almost 2,000 hectares of land have…
Nature Conservancy of Canada receives support from Quail's Gate Winery
On June 24, 2010, Quail’s Gate CEO Tony Stewart announced a commitment of $75,000 over three years to support NCC initiatives. This is part of the winery’s long-term strategy to incorporate sustainable practices that benefit the environment…
The Sustainable Similkameen Project.
The Sustainable Similkameen Project aims to encourage working together for the overall benefit of the valley while at the same time celebrating the diversity of the valley. Its mission is to establish a socio-cultural, economic and environmental…