Number of reports today of an accident holding up traffic and long delays in the Gallagher Lake area of Highway 97. According to the Transportation ministry – single lane traffic is the norm in this area with 10 minutes delays. Locals are advised that until all the work is finished in this area – alternate routes […]

1. Bus arrives at high school 2. Students look for entrance – some direction needed as the way into the school today is by the work shops off 107th Avenue. 3. Students with parent arrive at OES 4. The Leinors walk to Tuc-el-nuit Elementary

New painting at Oliver Elementary – artist Les Louis, aboriginal worker for School District #53 ( Lower Similkameen )

Looks a bit like a theatre entrance but will become the official SOSS front door in the days ahead. Students will be channelled into the school today – protected from construction that will be on going. This is what it looked like earlier this year.

Had some access to Oliver Elementary school on Monday and wanted to show your tax payers dollars at work. About 1/8 of each school room has been lost to  geo-thermal equipment retrofitted in. Will be interesting in a year to ask – does this really save that much money?  Both the high school and OES […]