Contractor is preparing for work in the coming weeks – inserting concrete culverts into creek bed east of Highway 97 at Testalinda Creek. Long overdue. 2nd picture is from an area that has been fixed west of the highway.
Archives for 2011
Basketball fund raiser
Fall and winter schedule for concert series
SOUTH OKANAGAN CONCERT SOCIETY 2011-2012 LINEUP When the recent massive fire consumed the Oliver Venables Auditorium, citizens felt bereft. So much was destroyed and many wondered if the South Okanagan Concert Society would be able to bring world class concerts to the community this year. The answer to that question is YES! YES! YES! […]
Instant soup….er instant house
I went away for less than a week and…there it was when I got back. Maybe someone can fill me in. I think it was an old house that has been refitted with new windows and siding. Wow – what a change. Highway 97 south near Road 16.
Death on our highway in South Okanagan
Another report of a death on Highway 97 – this time in Okanagan Falls near the Heritage Market. A truck struck down a women late Friday. RCMP investigating. Traffic was disrupted while investigation in progress. See earlier story about 44 year old mother of two from Okanagan Falls who died after plunging into Vaseux Lake […]
Chuck Smith of Oliver dies suddenly
January 1, 1971 – September 22, 2011 On Thursday September 22, 2011, Charles Michael Smith of Oliver passed away suddenly at the age of 40 years. He was predeceased by his father Robert Alfred Smith. Chuck will be fondly remembered by his loving family including two sons; mother Elizabeth (Liz) Smith; two brothers Anthony and […]
Wheeler New passes at 92 years of age
Mar 4, 1919 – Sep 27, 2011 Charles (Wheeler) New passed away peacefully on September 27th, 2011 after a long illness. He was predeceased by his father in 1926, his mother in 1963, sisters Gertrude, Mary, Thelma, Grace and Lois, brothers Ralph and Percy. Wheeler is survived by his loving wife Evelyn, of 70 years and […]
OK Falls women dead after car plunges into lake
A single vehicle accident at Vaseaux Lake along Highway 97 has claimed the life of an Okanagan Falls woman. RCMP South Okanagan Traffic Services reports the 44 year’s 1995 Pontiac Grand Am drove into the lake about 2:30 Thursday afternoon. Attempts by citizens and emergency personnel to save the woman were not successful as the […]