Public schools better than private schools, study suggests April 23, 2012. Janet Steffenhagen, Education writer A recently published study suggests public-school students have an edge over private-school students when they enter university. The study compared the marks of first-year students, from 110 B.C. high schools, enrolled in first-year physics classes at the University of […]
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Good value for ticket price – bring a friend bring a group
Link to website Celebrate this exciting time of year with 23 wineries of Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country. The inaugural Pig Out is an outdoor, tented affair set at Covert Farms with the latest releases and fan favourites from the Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country Wineries. Interact with local chefs as they dare to impress you with […]
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Rest in peace Mrs. Mundel
Gisela Mundel November 6, 1915 – April 27, 2012 Gisela Helene Mundel passed away peacefully at Sunnybank, her much appreciated home of the past year, on Friday, April 27, 2012. She was ninety-six. In her own words, she was “not sick, just very, very old”. And she was not alone. With the presence and […]
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Police report on Oliver fire
Oliver Detachment File On 2012-04-30 at approximately 23:18 Hours members of the Oliver Fire Department and Oliver RCMP responded to a report of a structure fire located at 6061 Kootenay Ave., in Oliver, BC. This building is a 13 unit apartment complex and on arrival a significant portion of the south side of the building […]
Elvis – coming to a building near you
Adam Fitzpatrick (ELVIS) has won Pala’s Rockin’ Elvis Fest and so has qualified for the Ultimate Elvis Competition in Memphis in August. Adam is coming back to Oliver. He will be at the Oliver Elks Lodge #267 on May 5th, 2012 Doors and bar open at 5pm, supper at 6pm Adam after supper Tickets $25.00 […]