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Archives for March 2012
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As requested
From time to time we get requests for pictures. This a pair of swans – one feeding and one enjoying the show – at Vaseux Lake Friday.
Caught in the wires – caught on camera
Freight truck under and in the wires near Vaseux Lake corner Friday
Spring Arts Faire
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 […]
Ranchers driven to the hills
Federal Park Plan Area from US Border to White Lake and from the Okanogan to the Similkameen Valley. As description of various Lands and Flora and Fauna of the Area One should understand that the Ranching established at the turn of the 20th Century was decidedly different and began by providing meat for the Mining […]
A message from Mayor Ron Hovanes
The Town of Oliver and its unionized staff have reached an agreement. The agreement includes a 7 1/2 % increase in wages over four years plus a safety footwear allowance and some other changes. It was made clear by the CUPE negotiator that the union had no wish to disrupt water services to Oliver and the rural […]
No civic strike in Oliver – water for agriculture assured
Oliver Municipal workers ratify a four-year agreement OLIVER, BC– CUPE municipal workers in Oliver have ratified a new four-year agreement with the Town of Oliver. A settlement was reached Wednesday evening and comes after the local had taken a 100 percent strike vote last month. “After a very tough round of bargaining we […]