Oliver and Osoyoos business people invited to a special dinner with Attorney General Shirley Bond Tuesday night. Bond is visiting the South Okanagan to sign documents with the OIB – a necessary step in the process of constructing the new corrections facility south of Senkulmen Industrial Park in Oliver.

Pictured Bond, Liberal candidate for Boundary Similkameen – Linda Larson and Speaker of the House Bill Barisoff.

Bond will meet with Chief Clarence Louie, SOCC Past President Petra Veintimilla, Minister of Citizen’s Services and Open Government Ben Stewart at Spirit Ridge Resort at 10:30 Wednesday morning to make two announcements related to the Okanagan Corrections Centre. Bond told her audience that it was time to “lock down” the deal in concrete terms. The announcement says these are significant milestones in the planning and development process.

Three things come to mind – payment to the OIB for the use of the land, access to the prison through parkland and the P3 tendering process of selecting a construction company that will be involved not only in building but maintaining the institution.

In Penticton – Premier Christy Clark will be visiting Penticton Regional Hospital to make an announcement benefitting the families in the southern Okanagan.