Three men giving Okanagan Valley addresses riding in two separate vehicles were arrested during an early morning road check today after police found a significant quantity of drugs and cash. At about 12:45 a.m., an Oliver man, 33, was pulled over in his black Mazda sedan on the Bennett Bridge and was arrested for possession of a […]
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Drugs…the new currency
Plan on it
Dix to step aside
B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix has announced that he is stepping down pending a leadership vote by mid-2014. Dix told reporters he must take responsibility for the party’s devastating election loss in May, a vote the NDP was widely expected to win. “It has become clear to me that the best interests of our party mean that […]
Former Oregon tax appraiser pays fine for gun offence at border
66 year old Fred Alton O’Banion of Bend Oregon appeared in a courtroom in Penticton today and pled guilty to two criminal charges – and then paid the piper. O’Banion and his companion in a motorhome attempted to cross the border at Osoyoos August 7 but two things happened. He admitted lying to the border official and […]
Danielle Mathieu passes at home
Obituary for the late Danielle Mathieu 1958 – 2013 Danielle Mathieu, age 56, passed away, suddenly but peacefully, at her home in Oliver, BC on Friday September 13th. Danielle was born on March 26, 1958 in Vancouver BC, the youngest of 7 siblings. The family moved to Penticton soon after, and it is in the […]
Rest in peace
Obituary for the late William Ross Scott 1927 – 2013 On Tuesday September 3rd, at the age of 86, William Ross Scott passed away peacefully in the South Okanagan Hospital. He is predeceased by his partner Daisy Schultz. William is survived by his sister Jean McKay; his brother Alan Scott; the mother of his 5 […]
Rock Creek fair – called “best ever”
Photos submitted by Roger Richardson WOW! WHAT A FAIR! This year’s Rock Creek & Boundary Fall Fair is being called the best ever by many people both locals and visitors alike. Though it was not the largest attendance ever mostly due to the Summerland Fall Fair falling on the same weekend, the crowds were steady […]