Archives for May 2012

Straight to jail – by consent

May 23, 2012

Two serious criminal charges have been laid against a 33 year old Oliver man in connection with a weekend incident on OIB land that involved a women known to him. Brian Douglas Louie will spend the next two weeks in the Kamloops Remand Centre and will appear June 6th via a video conference in a […]

School District response to cuts in Adult Education

May 23, 2012

We certainly have received a number of e-mails from local citizens who will be affected by this change. I think the staff of YouLearn.ca has done an outstanding job over the last few years of responding to the needs and requests of graduated adults in the communities of School District No. 53 and they have […]

Welcome news for Oliver farmers

May 23, 2012

The BC government will support Okanagan farmers to the tune of $2 million for replanting of apple and other fruit varieties. The goal to expand domestic markets by the planting of premium varieties which will result in a high quality product. The program will start in 2013 and last for three years. The BCFGA will […]

Orange flower worth featuring

May 23, 2012

Photo supplied by Eileen Redding who says: “We went for a drive on Fairview Road the other day and saw a variety of wildflowers.I have no idea of the names but will acquire a wildflower book to identify them. Photo was taken May 16th on Fairview Road, love the colors and that particular one reminded […]

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May 23, 2012

A serious aggravated assault occurred over the weekend on the Osoyoos Indian Band land. RCMP will only say that a male suspect is now in custody awaiting a court appearance and no further details are being released at this time. ODN is aware of the victim and the person in custody but names will not be […]