It is spring, the ice is gone – the snow is melting – time to get out in the garden.
Archives for 2012
Outdoor shots
Oliver photographer Merle Somerville will be featured Friday March 23rd at “Unique Captures” Gallery 129 Nanaimo in Penticton 7 to 10 pm. Show runs to May 4th
Canadian folk singer to make Oliver appearance
Perth Ontario songwriter and folk singer James Keelaghan will be appear in Oliver April 6th. Contact Medici’s for details.
Composting – an old method to make soil
Fifteen people braved the cold to learn more about the Green Cone composter Thursday evening. Cameron Baughen, the Solid Waste Management Coordinator for the RDOS, discussed the advantages of the Green Cone (you can put ALL food waste AND dogwaste in it, with no insult to your nose) and described his own use of the […]
Quick facts on long term contract with RCMP in BC
The current RCMP contract expires on March 31, 2012. The Province reached an Agreement-in-Principle with the federal government in November 2011. Since then, the Province and the other jurisdictions it represented in the negotiations have been working toward final language changes that reflect bilateral elements unique to their jurisdictions. In January, the Province provided […]
14th annual gala coming soon
Link to Rotary website and list of auction items
Beer batch is ready – ask Wayne
I asked Wayne why is leaning over this machine and about beer bread.The bread is made and now on sale again. Try beer bread today at Oliver Bakery. Now what about the beer across the street at the Firehall Brewery.
Make a house for a bat!
The Townsend’s Big-eared bat is one of ten species wintering in the Okanagan “Go bats!” workshop to help local bats by Paula Rodriguez de la Vega The Okanagan is noted for its large lakes, rugged cliffs and sagebrush-covered hillsides. The diversity of habitats also makes this area attractive to bats. Fourteen species of bats live […]