MEMBERSHIP IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION 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. […]
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Get your labels in the Okanagan Valley
Universal Packaging Inc Announces $1.2 million Investment in Vernon, B.C. Plant Steve Pelkey, CEO of Universal Packaging Inc, is pleased to announce the completion of a $1.2 million investment in its Vernon, B.C. plant. Universal Packaging recently commissioned a new decorating machine from Italy and a new Lehr from Germany. Last year, the company added […]
Plan for a trip
Get the fruit flies drunk
To keep the fruit flies off your peaches and pears…….pour one half inch of Merlot in to a little bowl, drop a nice peach pit in to the center and place it on your kitchen window sill. Gives them something to sit on while at the bar, and they will be so busy getting drunk […]
Face fines if you don’t put out that camp fire
Public urged to comply with campfire ban The Kamloops Fire Centre is urging the public to abide by the current campfire prohibition or face fines and possible prosecution. A campfire ban, which includes the prohibition of fireworks and burning barrels, went into effect on Aug. 1 in the Kamloops Fire Centre. However, recent patrols […]
If you read this – advertising works
Interesting statistics from early August – South Okanagan reading habits Visits Pages Hits 07 Aug 5,101 15,977 264,371 Accident delays traffic north of Osoyoos 13 Aug 4,597 13,269 243,242 RCMP say pipe bomb blew up car in Oliver 20,000 unique computers visiting ODN each month What’s good about Oliver Daily News 1. It’s free 2. It’s available […]
Think ahead
Heads up
An area around the Hollow Street Project will experience a water shut-off for a good portion of the day on Friday August 16th which will include some businesses unfortunately. It is scheduled to be off between the hours of 7am to 7pm but we are hoping it won’t take that long. The reason for […]