The South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce President, Holly Plante and CEO, Bonnie Dancey, just returned from the BC Chamber AGM held in Nanaimo. The main event of the AGM is athe policy sessions where members propose, support or defeat policies relevant to the province’s business community. The BC Chamber will then lobby the government for […]
Archives for May 2013
National Park opposition strong
School tennis club asks for funds
A ten member group of young tennis players has asked the Oliver Parks and Recreation Society to help defray costs of a trip to Vancouver this month. Sabra McIntrye writes that a total of $3105 is needed for the trip but that students will pay a lot of the cost and will be raising dollars […]
Funds found for access problem at Town Building
Earlier this year – a grant application was made to find funds to improve access to the Municipal Building at 6173 Kootenay Street (Medical Building and Town Council Chambers). There had been complaints about access and councillors were eager to have it fixed. That grant application failed. Enter another project with an excess of funds – […]
Second ‘ORRI’ project – ready to go on Okanagan River
North of drop structure 13 in Oliver more work will be done – this summer to divert river water through culverts into oxbows to allow for more river rehab work for salmon enhancement. Crews working with large trucks will be accessing the east dyke of the Okanagan River between Buchanan Rd on the north and […]
Passing lanes being built at McIntrye
Work began May 27 2.03 km – Grading and Paving Contract
Gold and Silver still in the hills
Hi Ho Silver Resources Inc. is pleased to announce plans for completion of surface trenching and bulk sampling of the Silver Crown Deposit, within the Company’s Fairview Gold Property up Fairview. The Company is in the process of submitting a Mineral and Coal Notice of Work permit application to the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines […]
Scout camp returns to Seacrest
68th annual event. This year is the first time in it’s long history that it will be held at Camp Seacrest (it has traditionally been held at Camp Boyle in Summerland). It is also the first year that Canadian troops from outside the Okanagan have been invited to attend. The event usually draws from 150-200 […]