Okanagan Falls residents hope incorporation helps it become vibrant community again
Global News
The result paves the way for the community of roughly 2,700 to become a district municipality with its own mayor and council.
Change is on the horizon for the small South Okanagan community of Okanagan Falls.
“We are taking a big step towards returning to a vibrant, busy small town,” said Matt Taylor, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) Area D director.
In a narrow referendum this past weekend, 53 per cent of voters said yes to incorporation.
The result paves the way for the community of roughly 2,700 to become a district municipality with its own mayor and council.
“This community just has a ton of potential,” Taylor said.
Potential, some have argued, is tough to achieve with a single elected director representing the area at the regional district table.
However, after decades of debate and a failed incorporation attempt in 1989, the community will now forge ahead with creating its own local government.
In an email, the provincial government stated, “Over the next few months, the Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs will work with RDOS, the Osoyoos Indian Band, and others to advance the transition of Okanagan Falls to municipal governance.
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