Slow down and view the change on Fairview Rd. Cherry orchard gone. What’s next.
Archives for September 2012
Poll results
Polls What annual increase to your taxes would be agreeable for a covered pool? Nothing – 36% $50 increase in taxes – 33% $100 increase in taxes – 22% $150 increase in taxes – 9% This is not a scientific poll and results can be seen any which way – You might conclude however that […]
The long weekend is coming
“This is going to be the longest weekend of my life,” grumbles one character in SOAP’s October production of The Long Weekend by Norm Foster. However, the South Okanagan Amateur Players promise this quick-witted comedy will feel anything but long. The script has been described as “mischievous fun”, with “doubled over laughs” and “scrumptious plot […]
Be water wise
The newly xeriscaped yard of Pat and Doug Maxwell was the setting for a garden party today organized by the Okanagan Basin Water Board and its outreach program Okanagan WaterWise, recognizing efforts by local residents of the Okanagan, businesses and municipalities to conserve water and energy. “What a wonderful setting to hold this event,” noted […]
Concert season is here!
SOUTH OKANAGAN CONCERT SOCIETY 2012-2013 CONCERT LINEUP Last year at this time the South Okanagan Concert Society was reassuring citizens they could look forward to world class concerts despite the massive fire that consumed the local high school and auditorium. Switching to the temporary venue of the Oliver Alliance Church, a concert series was […]
Street and House Number signs – Fall is coming
Hot and wild at Fairview
A very hot day on the links but I was there for lunch. The coyotes were pestering the golfers and for Ladies’ Day golfers report – black bear – this week and last. Time for some to head home to the air conditioner and safer circumstances.
Hive of activity
Behind General Coach as employees of Structurlam struggle to get up and running. Much work to do it seems.