The consultant concludes that “establishing the proposed national park reserve will require ongoing efforts to reconcile differing views on the initiative.”

Parks Canada says a report on the feedback it received will be issued in the coming months.

"It doesn't give enough time, even if they have something by the end of February."

A debate that’s been raging for years in the south Okanagan is heating up once again.

The Grassland Park Review Coalition is adamantly opposed to a national park in the south Okanagan.

Planning discussions begin immediately and consideration will be given to continuing ranching and recreational opportunities in the region.

RCMP have been contacted after a big, roadside billboard supporting a controversial project in the south Okanagan-Similkameen was vandalized. The billboard supports the national park concept in the south Okanagan-Similkameen. It’s believed the vandalism occurred some time between Sunday evening and early Monday morning. Vandals used a chainsaw to cut down the billboard. Doreen Olson,...