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Notice of Open House

September 2, 2011

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Draft Electoral Area ‘H’ Official Community Plan and Bylaw Princeton Fringe Area Date: Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011 Time: 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Location: Riverside Centre Address: 148 Old Hedley Road Tulameen Date: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011 Time: 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Location: Community Centre Address: 2595 Otter Avenue The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen […]

On Our Own

August 22, 2011

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Numerous people have written to the Inspector of Municipalities to try to get an inquiry into the seemingly irregular affairs of the Princeton Aquatic Centre Referendum. These letters appear to have met with deaf ears, but one person finally got a much belated response. It would appear that Area H will not get much sympathy […]

Referendum Question

August 16, 2011

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AQUATIC CENTRE SERVICE for ELECTORAL AREA ‘H’ (RURAL PRINCETON) and TOWN OF PRINCETON On Saturday, September 24, 2011, qualified electors within the proposed Electoral Area ‘H’ (Princeton Rural) and Town of Princeton Service Area will be voting on the following question: The purpose of Bylaw No. 2564, 2011 is to establish a service for the […]

Growth Management

August 10, 2011

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This section of the Official Community Plan is particularly interesting because of the recent Aquatic Centre proposal and it’s relation to quality of life and infrastructure. Section 7.0 states: Growth Management is an essential component of a well planned community as it enables a community to direct growth in a manner that protects quality of […]

Community Vision

August 6, 2011

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As many know, the draft official community plan is now available for comment. One of the cornerstones of that document, developed with extensive community consultation, is the community vision. Section 5.0 outlines a set of common expectations and a shared vision among the different communities that comprise the Electoral Area H. It emphasizes values residents […]

BYLAW NO. 2541 – pay it again Sam

August 1, 2011

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A reader sends us this heads up: “This is an added tax that we will be paying for the arena as well as the wellness centre. Osoyoos had an increase of only .26 and I was wondering why our area was so much higher? This increased tax for these buildings was not brought up at […]

About Area H

* The population (2006) is 2.208.
* Of the eight electoral areas contained within the RDOS, Electorial Area H, at 4,815 square kilometres is the largest, and represents approximately 46.2% of the total region.
* The long-term demographic trend in Electoral Area H has seen an increase in the average age of residents.
* In 2006, the average age of year round residents was 56 years.
* 74.4% of the residents in Area-H are composed of either 1 person or couples with no children.
* 46% of the Area H residents are seasonal.
* The main communities are Tulameen, Eastgate, Missezula Lake, Coalmont, Osprey Lake, Princeton Fringe, Allison Lake, and Princeton-Summerland Corridor (Five Mile Valley and Chain Lake Area). These are all addressed in the Electoral Area H Official Community Plan Bylaw.

Draft 2011 OCP

The community is now invited to provide preliminary feedback on these documents prior to their consideration by the Regional District Board later this fall.
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