Brian Douglas Louie, 33 of Oliver will stand trial in a provincial court in Penticton December 5 of this year. He remains in custody and will appear October 31st for a trial confirmation hearing on five criminal code charges laid after an incident with the mother of his child on OIB land last May. Louie […]
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Hospital using PR to get message out
The chief of Medical staff at the South Okanagan General Hospital Dr. Peter Entwhistle told Oliver Town council last Monday that: 1. The number of funded acute care beds remains stable and expected not to be reduced 2. ER Emergency Room remains very busy with 18 thousand visits a year 3. Increased specialization has resulted […]
Dead fish natural
If you’re vacationing in the Okanagan, officials say dead salmon washing up on local beaches are no cause for alarm. Dozens of salmon have washed up on the Osoyoos beaches on Lakeshore Drive and near Haynes Point. It appears to be part of the natural process the fish undergo as they migrate on their way […]
Off road sign post needs attention
Note to Highways, MLA and Town of Osoyoos – for travellers near Hwy 97 at Willowbeach area.
Sky show by Ed Dukes
BC school enrollment continues to decline
Education by the numbers VICTORIA – The following facts provide a snapshot of British Columbia’s public education system: Enrolment for the 2012-13 school year 534,691 estimated full-time public school students this September, compared to 540,696 for the September 2011 estimate (6,005 fewer students). Since 2000-01, there has been a decrease of more than 63,000 students. […]
Fire on OIB land just off Black Sage Rd
Picture from Linda Anderson Fire Department called at 1:16 am to Inkameep Rd subdivision just off Black Sage Rd. Spencer Tribbick of the OFD says 23 men fought the fire with 5 pieces of equipment. Tribbick says most of the house is gutted but the basement appeared okay with some roof damage and the fire […]
Council Report
Pictured is Desert Hills land Mayor Hovanes has agreed to work with the Communities in Bloom committee members in finding a new location for a marker near the cenotaph. Some concern expressed that the present location was inappropriate and council has decided it should be moved to another location in the same civic garden […]