A binding referendum that would have cost $50 thousand dollars to find out what the public thinks on a correctional facility inside Penticton has been cancelled. Penticton council has announced that legal opinion has persuaded it to hold a five day long opinion poll at city hall that could cost only $6000. That poll June 14 to […]
Archives for May 2011
RCMP inspector takes community post
Regional RCMP Inspector Brad Haugli will lead the 2011 United Way campaign. He’s been the Officer in Charge for the South Okanagan Similkameen region for several years and began his career in Penticton in 1991. He spent nine years in this community before his career took him to northern BC and then Surrey. When he moved […]
No answers? – up Black Sage Road near Desert Hills winery
Council debates riparian bylaw again
Debate will continue today on Official Community Plan amendment bylaw #1293 (re-enactment of environmental and riparian development permit areas) at the Town of Oliver. In the last public council meeting May 9th – one staff recommended motion on the matter was defeated and a second motion was deferred until this date. One landowner continues to remove top soil […]
Doctor shortage at emergency
Strong words from Dr. Steve Evans, President of the SOGH Medical staff on uncovered shifts at the emergency ward: “….Changes will need to take place or there will be no sustained coverage for the emergency department of this hospital. At present we have had several uncovered shifts at the hospital.” In a letter to both Town […]
Church choir fundraiser
“The Gala Vanters” (aka Shane Swift and Luke Whittall) will be performing on Friday evening at 7:30 pm along with the Oliver United Church Choir and friends as part of a fund raiser for the choir. There will also be special performances by Juliana & Lori Martine, Herb Moore & Doreen Visser, Dot Keene, Ruth & […]
