The Okanagan Film Commission is receiving $30,000 from the provincial government. This is part of $275,000 in provincial government funding to help regional organizations attract and provide services to film and video producers from around the world. Why this matters: · Every year, British Columbia’s regions provide locations for various film projects, including movies, television […]
Archives for August 2011
Hot weather – cool cone
Hats and handbags
Drop in and see Mo at Beyond Bliss From a viewer: …the hat you took a photo of at Beyond Bliss is handmade from sisal grass. My mom discovered them while touring Kenya with a group of ladies from the hospital this January. They are also hand dyed and can be rolled up in a […]
Eye in the sky
1. Picture is worth a thousand words. Estuary at south end of Okanagan River near Willow Beach 2. Spirit Ridge, Osoyoos – with thanks to Olivier Combret and Atom Helicopters
Shannon is going solo next week
Local artist Shannon Ford will display her bright art at a solo show at the Oliver Art Gallery next week – Monday to Friday and wants you to pop in and see her artwork. Shannon works in acrylic. Many of her pieces are done in colourful 3D. Picture shows her work on the easel at […]
Donation bottles still need to be filled
Bill Leverett puts a coin in the jar at Eastside Grocery. Donation bottles also at Ok Tire, Oliver Bakery and Deli, Wine Country Quilters Market and Beyond Bliss.
Drop in today – best parts shop in Oliver
Bobbitt spotted on farm south of Oliver – then arrested
As a result of a tip from an alert resident, David Wesley Bobbitt was arrested by the RCMP without incident early Wednesday evening. Bobbitt was located and arrested as he walked along Hwy 97. At approximately 6:00pm, Wednesday evening August 3rd, a local orchardist just south of Oliver had noted an individual setting up camp […]