On March 15, 2013 a local business owner reported that at some point between 10:00 and 14:00 Hours her 2004 Saturn car, parked behind a business in the 6000 Block of Main Street in Oliver, B.C. had the passenger window smashed and a video camera mounted on the front dash was stolen from inside the vehicle. A […]
Archives for March 2013
It’s long overdue – Penticton Hospital tower plan now in capital budget
Office of the Premier Ministry of Health Okanagan Similkameen Regional Hospital District Premier commits to planning for Penticton hospital redevelopment – Clark says business plan means business and that government has acted as a road block – but no more. Christy Clark today announced that government is proceeding with business case planning for a new […]
Bigger refund – you deserve it
A message from your MLA
Thank You! It has been my honour and privilege to serve as your MLA for the Boundary Similkameen and I would like to thank you for your support. Due to the upcoming election the constituency office will be closed the day the writ is dropped – April 17, 2013. If you have any questions regarding […]
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Do you have an artistic passion? Artwork to sell, artistic group or event to publicize, arts information to share? If you have an arts-and-culture based business, home-made handicrafts, or something creative to teach, the upcoming Spring Arts Faire is the place for you! Fabric, photographic, literary, visual and performance arts and craftworks ….. the Faire […]
Kurt – caught fooling around
Kurt Hutterli of Oliver, BC has recently been featured on “Swiss 100 Canada”, a website celebrating the lives of the Swiss in Western Canada. Kurt is best known locally as a three-dimensional artist working with found objects and as a painter. In his home country, he is quite well-known for his radio and stage plays, […]
Wildlife area protected east of Skaha
PENTICTON – Wildlife habitat in the Okanagan is better protected today following the establishment of the McTaggart-Cowan/nsek’tniw’t Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The announcement by Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson creates the McTaggart-Cowan/nsek’tniw’t WMA on the east side of Skaha Lake. The new Wildlife Management Area conserves 6,491 hectares of habitat, including 6,375 […]
RIP Ellen Cote
Ellen Cote July 4, 1925 – March 11, 2013 Ellen Alvina Mann Tache Coté – Mom, Gram, Great-Gram Ellen passed away in hospital March 11th after a short illness. She is predeceased by her husbands Audie Tache (1985) and Victor Coté (2001) and her brother Ragnar Mann (2001). Survived by her nine children; Bob, Lynn, Bonnie, […]