One of Oliver’s oldest residents, Katherine  (Katie) V. Woodruff passed away Wednesday morning, Dec. 28 at Sunnybank Centre in Oliver at the age of 103 years. Growing up before TV, computers, airlines, satellites, and cell phones existed and when radio, electricity, cars, and tractors were rare and not available on most farms, Katie lived to […]

Chosen as top news story – Destruction of SOSS by fire September 12th  – “Fire of an undetermined origin broke out at about 2:15 am and burned for 5 or more hours. It continues at this hour.” Chosen as top news photo – submitted by Jeremy Cook (shown above) Chosen as top newsmakers of 2012 […]

Photo by Ed Dukes

VERNON – The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of the volunteer firefighter who died on the morning of Dec. 29, 2011, while fighting a fire in Enderby. The deceased is Daniel Botkin, aged 25. Mr. Botkin was one of 24 volunteer members of the Enderby Fire Department. The fire department was called to […]

Recently elected to lead School District #53  is Marieze Tarr of Osoyoos as Chair of the Board. A mother of school aged children, a medical scientist by training and wife of a Dr. Garnett Tarr, Marieze hails from South Africa. She has lived in Canada for over twenty years in both Saskatchewan and BC and […]

The weather was perfect yesterday for a hike along the channel at Road 22 and here is the proof Photo take by Werner Eigelsreiter Submitted by Suzanne

Photo taken by Jonathan Kruger Chief, Penticton Indian Band “This is the Great White Mountain Sheep on our Reserve… This is the 9th White Big Horn Sheep recorded in North America…” J. Kruger