North Westside鈥檚 director insists Victoria isn鈥檛 telling the full story about governance.

The Regional District of Central Okanagan board received a letter Monday from about a recent meeting to discuss a possible governance study.

鈥淚t is factually inaccurate,鈥� said director Wayne Carson of the letter.

鈥淭hey talk about a Killiney group. A Killiney Beach group was never mentioned.鈥�

Carson says the discussion with Fassbender revolved around the entire North Westside 鈥� LaCasa to Westshore 鈥� considering a municipality.

鈥淲e鈥檙e not just Killiney Beach. We鈥檙e talking about 1,100 to 1,500 people. That would put us about half way down the list of municipalities (by population) in B.C.,鈥� said Carson.

In the letter, Fassbender says studies of governance and service issues vary in communities.

鈥淔or some communities, an incorporation focus makes sense. For others, approaches  within the existing regional district  electoral area structure are most appropriate,鈥� said Fassbender.

鈥淕iven the size of the community at Killiney Beach and the lack of similar requests from other communities within the electoral areas, this study falls into the latter  category.鈥�

However, Carson says a majority of residents are opposed to remaining as an electoral area and they want autonomy as a municipality.

Largely, he added, there are concerns that North Westside issues aren鈥檛 taken seriously by RDCO.

鈥淲hen Lake Country and West 91大黄鸭 moved towards incorporation, they got fully support from our (regional district) board. Why aren鈥檛 we getting fully support?鈥� he said.

Carson says Fassbender鈥檚 letter needs to be clarified.

鈥淚 want a proper letter that reflects both times we met with the minister,鈥� he said.

When asked about Carson鈥檚 claims about Fassbender鈥檚 letter, the Ministry of Community Development stated it, 鈥淲ill continue to support the Killiney Beach community area residents and the Regional District of Central Okanagan to develop a collaborative process to examine regional district services in their community and make informed decisions about governance.鈥�