Desert Sage Spinners & Weavers Guild Members of the Guild are looking forward to activies involving various fibre crafts at the Quail’s Nest Studio from June 27 to June 30. Thanks to the sponsorship of the Oliver & District Arts Council, the Guild has been able to enlist Coby VanDerGaast as an instructor for […]
Archives for June 2011
Innovation by farmers encouraged
PROVINCE SUPPORTS GROWERS’ INNOVATION The Province has approved regulatory changes that support a renewed five-year mandate for British Columbia fruit growers to promote one of our premium local apples. The regulatory change allows Ambrosia growers to continue collecting a levy to fund promotion, research and extension projects to assist orchardists in their efforts to further […]
A rant, a challenge
Do the following pictures represent graffiti, vandalism or a rite of passage? One shows that some people will climb to any height to make their mark in life. The painting at Rotary Beach is terrible and needs to be fixed – sooner than later (a time to paint over a lot of silly art work). […]
Pine trees cut to allow for show home
More victims to progress. When taking the pictures the smell of pine was everywhere. Opening the fence and taking out the trees will allow for a show home and selling centre for the condo units being proposed at the old “Cherry Grove” end of the Canyon Desert Resort area on 71st/Boundary Rd/Tuc-el-nuit Drive.
South Oliver traffic jam
Town of Oliver contractor had one long full day to complete a project on Highway 97 north of Deadman’s Lake. Mike Johnson Excavating Ltd. had to redo completely a road bed on either lane of the highway and then pave it all in one day with traffic flowing through it. Difficult but not impossible.
Almost time to wave the flag
S.O.S. Conservation Program
Upcoming Events & Workshops June 24-25 Grasslands Conservation Council AGM and summer tourClick here for further information.June 25 “Beyond Sustainability” TEDx at Okanagan CollegeTED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. TED conferences invite leading thinkers and doers to speak, then their talks are made available at TED.com. TEDxOkanaganCollege will focus on actions […]
Island rescue
A swift water rescue crew was called into action north of Oliver on the Okanagan River Tuesday after seven young people from Quebec became trapped on an island amid a rapid watercourse almost overflowing. The group had been attempting to float down the river on two plastic dinghies when one of the rafts was pushed into the trees and broke. […]