Spotted early today before the heavy rain Photo by Shawna Michaud
Archives for 2013
Newsflash from the Brewery
“NEWSFLASH! BACK ALLEY CONCERT UPDATE! BAND CHANGE” This just in. We at the Firehall Brewery have received extremely unfortunate news that Dan Harden, the lead vocalist and guitarist of Kelowna’s “MALIBU KNIGHTS”, was in an accident last night, and so the band will be out of commission for 6 weeks. The Malibu Knights were set […]
Ran out of gas….Mounties get their man
Reckless driver eventually caught in South Okanagan RCMP dragnet As a result of a significant multi jurisdictional police effort, dogged determination and an unfortunate shortage of fuel in his tank, a fleeing 21 year old male eventually ended up in custody at the Oliver RCMP Detachment, Thursday night. The man remains in custody on a […]
A treat …..before the summer is over
Time to lock in your mortgage rate – while still low
Mortgage rates are on the rise with all the big banks announcing increases this week. Pundits predicating further rises within the next six months. This will affect people with variable rates and those people who want to enter the market. Royal Bank of Canada, the country’s biggest home-loan lender, said it is increasing interest on […]
Mediator bows out of FortisBC labour dispute
Left to right in photo Shane Swift, Kyle Bauder and Cam Brown – at the Oliver offices of FortisBC Both sides say they want a settlement – but no love at the bargaining table. Company locked out employees June 26. This is 2 month old dispute – FortisBC and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers […]
Oliver’s Larry Chalmers bringing home the medals
Chalmers Larry :Final Standings 4th Track and Field Men 80 – 84 100 Metres 20.6 Chalmers Larry :Final Standings Silver Track and Field Men 80 – 84 Long Jump 2.69 Chalmers Larry :Final Standings Silver Track and Field Men 80 – 84 Triple Jump 5.79 Chalmers Larry: Final Standings Silver Track and Field Men 80 […]