On Thursday September 8, 2011, Mr. George Gordon Wilson of Oliver and long time resident of Okanagan Falls passed away at the South Okanagan General Hospital at the age of 64 years. He will be lovingly remembered by his sisters Erma, Ruby, Lily and Sheila. George was predeceased by his mother Amy Tubbs; his father […]
Archives for 2011
Tanning the easy way – call for details
Attention – street naming and civic addresses
Town of Oliver Manager Tom Szalay says letters will go out at the end of this month to notify all residents and property owners of new civic addresses. Dual street signage will be installed by mid-October in the Town and all citizens will be asked to change their street addresses by November 1st. Please get […]
Damage report at SOSS
“Was in the portion of the school that was saved – late Monday. Heavy water and smoke damage in the cafeteria/lounge and Super lab. The Gym has mostly water damage. Portions of the hardwood floor will need to be replaced. Restoration crews are already on the scene” : Electrician Dean Malmberg School officials will continue meetings […]
SOSS Fire – Air Quality Advisory
Picture taken Tuesday morning – smoke and steam have diminished in last 12 hours – nothing visible from a distance. The IHA Medical Health Officer, Dr. Rob Parker, has reviewed the situation in Oliver with town officials, and provides the following advice. The current warm weather due to a high pressure ridge tends to cause temperature […]
Tributes to a school….our school
A Tribute to S.O.S.S. 1948-2011 I keep my memories in a box And when I open the lid the memories rush out All the things that we did The life that we knew The blood, sweat and tears Has echoed through hallways For a good many years The laughter, the angst Of us “coming […]
Where smoke, heat, fire travel
This photograph by Leza Macdonald shows the attic area above hallways in the old school. Firefighters reported that sprinklers were working in some parts of SOSS but fire travelled quickly in areas above the sprinklers (shown top). A project of the Heritage Society was to document by photograph, plans and words exactly how the old […]
School funding in emergencies
Local MLA John Slater (shown right)is coordinating a meeting this week to bring all concerned parties together to discuss options and directions to go. Slater attended the fire at SOSS on Monday. The Provincial government has programs in place to deal with emergency situations like Monday morning’s fire at Southern Okanagan Secondary School in Oliver. A Ministry […]