On Thursday, on the recommendation of Rural Director Allan Patton, the RDOS board passed a motion allowing a relaxation of flood plain requirements on land to the south of the present manufactured home park to allow for the final phase of the development. Owners get to own the land and bring on a home rather […]
Archives for February 2013
Beach path gets facelift
Walking and cycling along Penticton’s Okanagan Lake waterfront will be safer and more accessible thanks to a $1.2-million contribution from the Government of Canada through the Gas Tax Fund. The walkway along the west side of the Okanagan Lake waterfront linking Winnipeg Street to Riverside Drive will undergo reconstruction this spring. The pathway will have […]
Is winter over?
Snow be gone This is the last of the snow in my yard, it was 12 degrees Saturday, first double digit temperature since who knows when. The snow has been around so long, what is it, three months now, I returned from Australia early December to white everywhere, thank you warm weather. Photo and story […]
2pm Eastlink Centre – bonspiel finals – come on down
An exotic flamingo curlerensis americana was spotted at the Eastlink Curling Centre on Saturday night. If you come down on today, you might be able to see it again. Below – cool exercise programme – no broom, no rock!
Down by the sea…or was that the lake?
Taking a…….breather
Obviously these guys don’t practice sweeping at home. Name all four and Dale Dodge will introduce you to curling . Sign says “Bonspiel in Progress”
Another day in court for Lloyd Cook – more days in jail handed out
Court records online show 54 year old Lloyd Cook appearing in a provincial court room in Prince George with the judge handing out two concurrent sentences on failing to appear and a term of 137 days tacked onto what was given to him on the main sentence of 5 years. Three charges had been laid – […]
Medical Marijuana Production ? In Oliver ?
Should Oliver encourage this? Regulations to allow such facilities are changing and the Town of Oliver council will grapple with the subject next week. What are the implications of siting such facilities in Oliver. A number of municipalities around the province have dealt with the issue – some allowing the facilities in industrial zones – […]