A WIDE PATH TO SAFETY YELLOW LAKE – Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians alike will enjoy a safer Highway 3A, as the Ministry of Transportation has constructed two-metre wide shoulders, added a concrete roadside barrier, and improved ditches. Why this matters: · Wider shoulders will improve safety for all users of the highway including vehicles, cyclists […]
Archives for October 2011
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Vaseux Lake peat moss spill
Ministry of the Environent on the scene at the Vaseux Lake corner to ensure the lake is safe after a tractor-trailer spilled a load of baled peat moss. Bill Michaels of the Ministry says hay is being used to soak up some diesel but there is no need to worry about the bales. Some are floating […]
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Signs torched
Two elections signed torched overnight.
Vaseux corner – time for a closer look by highways
Photo submitted by Trish Bicknell. Thanks for the great shots.
Referendum open house not well attended
Town staff and contract engineers waited patiently for the crowds but they never appeared at the Elks Hall last night in Oliver. Less than 20 people showed up in a four hour period to see drawings and concept ideas for three projects being voted on November 19th in the civic election. The referendum seeks 2.5 million dollars […]
Signs knocked down – Mayor to the rescue
Pat Hampson seen early Thursday morning pounding in candidate signs near Kiwanis Park Corner. A number of signs were found some distance away and the Mayor was gracious in putting them all back up.






