Minister Rich Coleman announced today that British Columbians can now order their wine of choice from a recognized winery that produces 100 per cent Canadian wine in another province and have it shipped directly to them. “British Columbia is prepared to take the lead on opening up the Canadian marketplace for our world-renowned B.C. wineries,” […]
Archives for July 2012
Does this help local grape growers and wineries?
Are we ready?
Highlights of International Sunshine Festival Friday Ambassador’s/OFD Duck Race – Wolf Cub Creek 5pm Friday Opening of Kiwanis Band Shell – 5:30 pm Friday – Music in the Community Park 6 to 9 pm (Lobo Blanco and Worms Hate Rain) Saturday – Parade Downtown 10:30 am Saturday – Dance, Drums, Fashion Show, Music and Entertainment […]
Land to be sold for highway improvements
The Town of Oliver has posted a legal notice stating it intends to dispose of an area of land owned by the municipality for the purpose of highway widening by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure 8 km north of Oliver. The notice says the land is .28 hectares in size and a published map […]
A long shot – from the past
Thanks to Olivier Combret and Atom Helicopters Watching Olivier flying the bucket on the recent mountain fire got me thinking of a trip he gave me for photographs a few moons ago.
New location for Alberto’s
Just south of Oliver Car and Truck on Highway 97 South ( Home to Underfoodt Flooring adn Alberto’s Decorating ) Drop in today – see the renovations and the integrated approach to home paint, flooring, window coverings and much much more.
Apartment fire building (Old Sunnybank) reconstruction progress
Big splash
MAKE WATER WORK – an Okanagan-wide water conservation initiative launched by the OBWB, Okanagan WaterWise and local government partners throughout the valley. As the weather heats up and as the demand for water increases, Okanagan communities are coming together asking everyone to get the most from their water and to make water work more efficiently! […]