The Townsend’s Big-eared bat is one of ten species wintering in the Okanagan “Go bats!” workshop to help local bats by Paula Rodriguez de la Vega The Okanagan is noted for its large lakes, rugged cliffs and sagebrush-covered hillsides. The diversity of habitats also makes this area attractive to bats. Fourteen species of bats live […]
Archives for March 2012
Youth Centre fund raiser
Please join us on Thursday, March 29th, 2012 to celebrate another successful year of service of the Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs of Oliver and the success o four Oliver Youth Centre at the Cadet Hangar. All proceeds will go to the Oliver Youth Centre. Everyone is welcome! What: Family Spaghetti Dinner complete with garlic […]
Looking for early birds
The next musical season with the South Okanagan Concert Society is looking very inviting indeed, with three delightful performances booked, and one “surprise” performer still under wraps. Dates mentioned are the fall of 2012. Advance 4-ticket flex passes are available now until April 30 for $50. Regular flex passes are $60 for four tickets. Single […]
Next month – prepare for it
The arts council hosts a new celebration this year: the Spring Arts Faire. The idea arose after some member arts groups expressed a desire for a festival of the arts that did not have a requirement that artwork be sold nor was restricted to exhibit only (as at the Fall Art Show and Sale). The […]
Wild women….wild horses
An art exhibit at Burrowing Owl Saturday April 14 Above Shannon Ford – below Leza Macdonald
Tanning
The Province today announced that it will ban commercial tanning bed use by young people under the age of 18 to reduce the chances of developing skin cancer later in life. “Unfortunately, cancer affects thousands of British Columbian families with one in three people expected to develop some form of cancer – such as skin […]
Tomorrow
You’re in luck! Rotten luck, actually. Free workshops on composting are being offered by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. Feeling like a rotten scoundrel? Come on out and find out how great composting is! Cameron Baughen, the Solid Waste Management Coordinator for the RDOS is presenting a series of composting workshops in different locations around […]
How to use the green cone
Cameron Baughen, the Solid Waste Management Coordinator for the RDOS is presenting a series of composting workshops in different locations around the Okanagan and Similkameen over the next week and a half. You can also purchase your own backyard composter from the RDOS. Oliver – Thursday, Mar 22 , 6 PM ‐ How to Use […]