On July 8, Christopher McLea (Buddy) graduated from Combat Engineering in Gagetown, N.B. Buddy joined the Canadian Forces on July 10, 2010 and started his basic training on July 24, the same year in St. Jean, Quebec. He was then transferred to Gagetown to complete his Combat Engineering training. Buddy is now stationed to CFB Edmonton. […]
Archives for July 2011
Simmi needs you to vote
Hi. How is everything going? My pageant for BC is coming up very soon (August 12 and 13) and I was wondering if you could possibly do up a post on Oliver Daily News about it coming up soon and to remind our community to keep up the voting at: http://www.bcambassador.com/peoples-choice Also I will have an […]
To teach the children
Salmon camp at Gallagher Lake which was hosted by the Okanagan Nation Alliance and the En’owkin Centre. The photo above is Gary Bonneau and Chris Armstrong showing an Okanagan youth, Raymond Alexis how to clean and prepare the salmon for processing. Several processing methods are being used at the camp, including drying, smoking and canning salmon. As […]
Hung out to dry
Left Brigette Leyland and Alice Reynolds of Fortis (Kelowna) give away clothes lines to save energy. About 150 lines given away in this promotion. All this on the lawn at Town Hall in Oliver.
2011 wine award to be presented Friday by Lieutenant-Governor
Quinta Ferreira Estate Winery – Oliver BC winery will be presented an award this week for its 2008 Syrah – by a delegation from BC Government House. The Honourable Steven Point, OBC (Xwĕ lī qwĕl tĕl) will visit all winning wineries at the end of July to present the Awards. Members of the Consular Corps of British […]
New book on our geology
OKANAGAN GEOLOGY SOUTH A much anticipated book has arrived at our gift shop at the Archives (9726 – 350th Ave.). This geological text is unique, as it is one of the few books on landscapes of the southern Okanagan Valley. Profits from sales will be endowed to the Okanagan College Foundation and the University of […]
Green Party dislikes "smart meters"
“The smart meter program is another example of unsupportable assumptions based on industry lobbying rather than best practices,” says Jane Sterk, leader of the Green Party of BC. “Greens believe all public policy should be evidence based and founded in the Precautionary Principle. Magda Havas is Associate Professor of Environmental and Resource Studies at Trent […]
Green Party dislikes “smart meters”
“The smart meter program is another example of unsupportable assumptions based on industry lobbying rather than best practices,” says Jane Sterk, leader of the Green Party of BC. “Greens believe all public policy should be evidence based and founded in the Precautionary Principle. Magda Havas is Associate Professor of Environmental and Resource Studies at Trent […]