Louise Beaudet lost her cat, a spayed female, August 11th and then did an incredible amount of work in spreading the word about her loss. Beaudet papered the town with posters, got blog attention and even took out a colourful ad in the local newspaper. Tigger, her black and orange cat with long white […]
Archives for August 2011
Ladies and men with sticks
No it’s not hockey. The game is curling with push sticks. Teams consist of two persons, one throwing curling stones down the ice in one end and the other throws them back in the next end. Simple enough, but a lot of unexpected things can happen. Scoring is done the same as in regular curling. […]
Butterfly on a thistle by Linda Anderson
It is a painting I am making for my daughter Lindsay, it will be a Swallowtail butterfly on a thistle when done. My grand-daughter’s name is Phoenix, she’s 4 and a budding artist too. Picture and words from Linda Anderson
A strong voice in Boundary Similkameen says Dix
New Democrats have nominated Marji Basso, a teacher and Oliver town councillor as the party’s candidate in Boundary Similkameen for a possible fall provincial election. “Marji will be a strong voice for voters in Boundary Similkameen” said B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix. “Marji understands the challenges families in the Kootenays and across B.C. are facing and will stand up […]
This week's council briefs
1. Cost of leasing the CPR building determined to be $1415 per month and council agreed to lease it for 28 months to the Oliver Tourism Association. This is to identify the true cost of renting the building. 2. Council also agreed to fund a grant in aid to the OTA for the same amount […]
This week’s council briefs
1. Cost of leasing the CPR building determined to be $1415 per month and council agreed to lease it for 28 months to the Oliver Tourism Association. This is to identify the true cost of renting the building. 2. Council also agreed to fund a grant in aid to the OTA for the same amount […]
A visit with the owls
1. Small owl all alone in his plywood world – name the specie 2. Caption: “Henry I told you this carpet needed cleaning” Contact Us – SORCO The South Okanagan Rehab Centre for Owls PO Box 1166 Oliver BC VOH ITO p: 250 498 4251 e: sorco@telus.net
Traffic jam
This picture from Wednesday at Highway 97 and Island Rd. Water twinning project almost complete. Further to the north the Highway seems set to be paved. I would guess all this will be complete on the day the tourists return home.