City of Penticton to host Parade 4pm Wednesday on Main Street and Lakeshore Drive for the victors of the RBC cup. Parade will depart Pen Hi at 4pm and end up at the SOEC. see earlier story The Penticton Vees won their first RBC Cup in twenty-six years on Sunday in a 4-3 win over […]
Archives for May 2012
MS thanks Buy Low and citizens of Oliver and Osoyoos
The local M.S. Society would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to the Oliver and Osoyoos Buy-Low stores for their help in raising funds to find a cure for M.S. With their help over $12,000 dollars was accumulated for this cause which was presented at the annual” Walk For A Cure” held in Penticton on […]
News from the Elks Lodge
Elections were recently held at the Elks Lodge #267 in Oliver and the results are: Returning as President for another term is Joanne Bray. 1st Vice President is Gary Guraliuk. 2nd Vice President is Ron Ethier and 3rd Vice President is Annie Zandvliet. The Secretary will be Marla Wilson, Treasurer Barbara Barley and Membership Director […]
Council Upcoming
Council Chambers 4pm (not televised) 1. Presentation by Joe Dixon – Outback Events – upcoming races 2. Application to expand Municipal Boundaries – Brett Malcolm Council Chambers 7pm (televised) 1. Report on Water Twinning from Chief Financial Officer 2. Report on Borrowing for water capital projects 2008-2009 3. Development Variance Permit Request from Brycar Investments […]
Plane crash west of Kelowna kills 3
RCMP Cst. Claudette St. Thomas of the West Kelowna Detachment told Castanet that the plane appeared to need to land as it was turning around to head to Peachland before crashing. The wreckage spotted about 300 metres from the Highway. No one survived the float plane crash Sunday night near Brenda Mine, off of Hwy. […]
A view looking north
I am at a loss
I just noticed this the other day and being a “know it all” I said – what in the sam hell is that?” Looks like it is slated for removal but for the life of me I cannot remember a pole at that location (doing what?)
The importance of a building
This story from Sunday Breakfast at the Elks where I am chatting with two ladies – one from OK Falls and the other from Oliver. The subject a sewer plant. What a subject. Anyway the lady from OK Falls says she lives near the new plant on the river bottom land and the new installation […]