I am the Senior Dispatcher for Fire Dispatch, located in Penticton and am responsible for our Communications system. The cost savings for the bids that are thrown around are incorrect; Penticton’s bid included MANY more things than the other three did; in fact many of our duties are impossible to be performed remotely. The bids […]
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Staff in at Penticton fire dispatch still concerned
Great bread and much much more
Wayne and Dianna Jones pose for a picture at Oliver’s Bakery and Deli. Check out their website at www.oliverbakerydeli.ca Welcome as a sponsor of Oliver Daily News. Drop in for a coffee, a doughnut, a soup and much more.
Buddy graduates from combat engineering
On July 8, Christopher McLea (Buddy) graduated from Combat Engineering in Gagetown, N.B. Buddy joined the Canadian Forces on July 10, 2010 and started his basic training on July 24, the same year in St. Jean, Quebec. He was then transferred to Gagetown to complete his Combat Engineering training. Buddy is now stationed to CFB Edmonton. […]
Simmi needs you to vote
Hi. How is everything going? My pageant for BC is coming up very soon (August 12 and 13) and I was wondering if you could possibly do up a post on Oliver Daily News about it coming up soon and to remind our community to keep up the voting at: http://www.bcambassador.com/peoples-choice Also I will have an […]
To teach the children
Salmon camp at Gallagher Lake which was hosted by the Okanagan Nation Alliance and the En’owkin Centre. The photo above is Gary Bonneau and Chris Armstrong showing an Okanagan youth, Raymond Alexis how to clean and prepare the salmon for processing. Several processing methods are being used at the camp, including drying, smoking and canning salmon. As […]
Hung out to dry
Left Brigette Leyland and Alice Reynolds of Fortis (Kelowna) give away clothes lines to save energy. About 150 lines given away in this promotion. All this on the lawn at Town Hall in Oliver.
2011 wine award to be presented Friday by Lieutenant-Governor
Quinta Ferreira Estate Winery – Oliver BC winery will be presented an award this week for its 2008 Syrah – by a delegation from BC Government House. The Honourable Steven Point, OBC (Xwĕ lī qwĕl tĕl) will visit all winning wineries at the end of July to present the Awards. Members of the Consular Corps of British […]