The government of British Columbia and the BC Medical Association are partnering to establish a new incentive that will help improve access to primary and specialist physician care in rural communities. The Rural Physicians for British Columbia incentive, which will be implemented today, aims to fill 20 pre-designated family physician and specialist positions. The incentive […]
Archives for March 2013
Your chamber promoting business in the South Okanagan
Some election info
Elections BC is out and about spreading news of an election. You should receive a card in the mail soon – if you voted last time and have not moved. *** The election period. It begins when the writ of election is issued. A writ is a formal order signed by the Chief Electoral Officer […]
NDP will hold meeting in Oliver
Boundary Similkameen Chooses Location For it’s Nomination Meeting The nomination meeting for the Boundary Similkameen NDP set for April 6th, will take place at the Elks Hall in Oliver. Registration Opens: 1:00 PM Registration Closes: 3:00 PM Meeting/Voting Begins: 2:00 PM Voting Ends: 3:00 PM The Elks Hall is located at 477 Bank St in […]
Bird’s eye view
by Brian Fry See the BIG picture
Letter to the editor
The Town of Oliver have not taken the necessary steps to obtain tenure for park purposes over the Area from Drop Structure 11 to Drop Structure 13 as requested in our proposal for a riverfront park along the Okanagan River Channel. The report of Council’s application for tenure as reported in the media applies for […]
Nancy Green for the young ones…
The Mt. Baldy Alpine Club runs the Nancy Greene Ski League, U12, and U14 ski racing programs at Mt. Baldy. The emphasis is on fun, friendship, and ski improvement for the young ones. For the older ones interested in more serious competition, a more intensive program is offered up to age 14. On Saturday March […]
Join the Legion – Branch #97
The Royal Canadian Legion is the largest Veterans organization in Canada, numbering approximately 400,000 members from coast to coast, with a few Branches located in the USA and Europe. The Legion now considers anyone who has served in the Armed Forces of Canada, Regular or Reserve Forces a Veteran.. Fifteen years ago the Legion opened […]


