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Keep up-to-date with what SOSCP is doing by reading our News Blog below, or check out the news and events from the Central Okanagan Collaborative Conservation Program (OCCP)

SOSCP and Local Government Collaboration Achieves Recognition

After a highly successful first phase, SOSCP’s environmental planning collaboration is being lauded as an innovative and creative approach to sustainable land and resource planning. Both the Waterbucket.ca website and the Communities in Transition blogspot are featuring numerous articles and interviews with individuals involved in the SOSCP “Local Government Ecological Standards and Practices Capacity...

OKwaterwise web site launched

Check out www.okwaterwise.ca designed for Okanagan Valley households, businesses and school groups. Chock full of facts, water-saving tips, and water news, the site is designed to increase awareness among valley residents about water issues and the fact that we all share the same water resource.

Biodiversity Loss a Significant Business Risk

The July issue of the Environmental Leader online magazine reported on a survey of businesses and consumers on the loss of biodiversity. According to the survey, more than half of businesses see species loss impacting their bottom line in some countries, while about 80 percent of consumers said they would stop buying products from companies...

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. Council’s decision followed a 90 minute public hearing during which several speakers expressed concerns that the new regulations would do little more than...

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 this permit designation which allows for careful consideration of ecological values during the development application and approval process. This...

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 into the company. Okanagan Program Manager Barb Pryce thanked the Stewart family for their support for conservation work...

Okanagan Odyssey: Journeys Through Terrain, Terroir and Culture by Don Gayton

“Okanagan Odyssey is a quirky and lyrical examination of BC’s Okanagan Valley. Sticking to the backroads and byways, Gayton gently pokes and prods local ecosystems, histories, vineyards and people. The author revels in the biological and social diversity while sampling local wines and fruit along the way. In his unique version...

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 sustainability strategy for the Similkameen Valley that will maintain and enhance the quality of...

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