From Castanet The Penticton RCMP have recovered the van and other items stolen from the Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs in Penticton and two people have been remanded to custody for the theft. On Wednesday at 5:40 p.m., the RCMP received a report that a female had just crashed into a parked car on Lakeshore near […]
Archives for April 2013
Next Wednesday – RSVP please
It pays to advertise
New sign at Pacific Silica
Help is as close as your library
Two views of budget matters in BC – you be the judge
The Liberal government’s election year budget is deliberately designed to hide a deficit of close to $800 million in the current year, say the BC New Democrats. “The numbers in the Liberals’ pre-election budget are an illusion and simply cannot be trusted,” said New Democrat finance critic Bruce Ralston. “Their claim of a balanced budget […]
Attention Spartan Street residents
Could you please put something out to the public to let them know that the bus lane will be closed starting on Monday April 8 until further notice, which will result in traffic delays on Spartan St. between 8:00am-8:30am and 2:45pm-3:00pm. We’d like this to go out as a courtesy to the neighbours so they […]
Kenn Draymon to be honoured
One man who helped start the Festival of the Grape in Oliver will be honoured by the FOG Committee with the granting of a $500 scholarship to a worthy student of SOSS. Kenn Draymon died suddenly in Mexico March 1st. Bonnie Dancey of the SO Chamber of Commerce say it is hoped that this will be a […]
Penticton councillor angered by tree removal
Councillor John Vassilaki (City of Penticton) says he thinks that he represents the concern of many in Penticton who are a bit surprised with the “big cut” program on Okanagan Beach this week. Councillor Judy Sentes says the city went through a public engagement period and for each tree cut down – two mature trees […]