Left is Katie Eaton who hails from Kelowna standing next to Carol Sheridan who says: If you have any questions please contact me directly before June 25 (I’ll be starting my maternity leave next week) or contact Katie Eaton, the incoming Recreation Program Manager at katie@oliverrecreation.ca
Archives for June 2012
Canada Day in Oliver
The annual Oliver Canada Day Pancake Breakfast will take place at Oliver Community Park on Sunday July 1st from 8:30am-10:30am. Everyone is welcome to come down to enjoy a free pancake breakfast, bubble and face painting stations, and a special visit from the Oliver Fire Department volunteers and fleet. The Oliver Pool will also be […]
Learning the rules of the road…er the lake
Plane that landed on Vaseux Lake Monday June 18th. Photos were taken by Eniel Pacheco from home north of Oliver. Motorized vessels or planes not allowed. Jaime Pacheco says: Here is something you don’t see everyday. A plane landed on Vaseux lake yesterday morning, floated around the southwest bay and then, took off again. Since […]
Museum/Archives to open for limited hours in July
The new manager of Heritage Services in Oliver has arrived. Tracy Johnson told ODN Monday she has a lot to do and wants to get to work as soon as possible. Getting the buildings open is important but selecting a staff person to work with her is the first priority. Johnson says she is hoping […]
Bambi’s world – comments
Comments from another source – clearly identified as designed to be used on ODN Larry Bauder: There is no solution to this problem, unless you are willing to dismantle your ‘urban area’ and leave that land to mother nature and her creatures. Whatever we do, let’s hope we don’t blame them for having a better […]
ALC needs more money to operate
The Ministry of Agriculture is inviting public comment on developing the Agricultural Land Commission’s (ALC) fee structure to support its evolution into a more self-sustaining organization. The survey seeks comments on four areas the ALC has identified as possible sources to augment its provincial funding: 1. A review of existing ALC application fees, which were […]
Spruce budworm spraying in Okanagan this week
The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations plans to aerially treat up to 28,000 hectares of forest in the Okanagan to reduce populations of western spruce budworm. The proposed treatment areas are located near Bear Creek, the Ellis-Carmi forest service road, Clark Creek, Inkameep, Madden Creek, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Falls, Naramata Mountain, Shingle […]
