Do you love flipping through your favourite magazine on your tablet, smartphone, or computer? Now you can do it for free with your Okanagan Regional Library membership. The ORL has subscribed to an online service called “Zinio,” and is providing access to dozens of complete digital editions of popular magazines. Customers just need to hit […]
Archives for August 2012
Camping this weekend? – campfire ban in effect
Effective at 12 noon on Friday, Aug. 17, all campfires are banned in all areas of the Kamloops Fire Centre except the Clearwater Fire Zone. A map of the area covered by the campfire ban is available online at: This step is being taken to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. The fire […]
Second death in plane crash
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed a second person has died following the crash of a small plane near Brenda Mines on Aug. 13. She is Lauren Patricia Sewell, 24, of Surrey. Sewell was a passenger aboard a Piper Comanche plane that went down about 30 kilometres west of Kelowna on the afternoon of Aug. […]
EZ Rock on location at Gerard’s Open House
Drop in before 5pm for a hot dog with the trimmings
An early farewell
Bob and Arvie Bourgeault have sold their Oliver home and will leave shortly for the coast to resettle near the kids. Many in Oliver may have known about this but it came as a surprise to me. Bob, came to Oliver in 1960 with his wife Arvie and a young family. He helped design the new […]
A bit of business
1. Very slow in the news department so we need your contributions – things will get back to normal once school is back in. If you have events for inclusion in classified send them in for approval. 2. Mt. Baldy button is back for the fall season – line up your passes early for the […]
Unsightly
Despite the heat most homes and properties in town doing well at keeping up the homestead….except…. ( this located on Rockcliffe Rd ) We will be featuring the worst in the week ahead – no more than five properties that need serious help. Folks – it takes less than an hour to keep things looking […]