Pig Out runs Saturday afternoon Oliver-Osoyoos Winery Association is at Covert Farms this Saturday to celebrate the Pig Out. The event runs from 1-4 in the afternoon and there will be many OOWA wineries there as well as local winery restaurants and other local food partners. Tickets $45 are available at the Oliver Tourist Centre.
Archives for 2013
May 8th is next Wednesday
Pick up a pledge form at Interior Savings CU
7h annual Hike for Hospice is shaping up to be a busy event. Hosted by Desert Valley Hospice Society in partnership with the Interior Savings Credit Unions, the Hike will raise funds to support excellence in end-of-life care. “The Hike for Hospice is an important fundraiser for DVHS, and a key opportunity to share our […]
Photographic art of Linda Anderson
Heritage Society continues with same leadership
Six directors of the Oliver and District Heritage Society will continue on with plans for more progress. A small crowd of 18 attended an annual general meeting in the Quail’s Nest Studio Wednesday to review a management and directors report and to analyze the 2012 Financial Statements. The ODHS spent about 110 thousand dollars in […]
Public forums well attended – election two weeks away
Elks Hall Oliver Wednesday evening – packed house, long line of questioners and all candidates show for the meeting. Farm questions, national park, Fortis rates, how to get the economy going, pipelines, education, skills training etc. Osoyoos forum held the night before with some of the same people at the microphone. Did anyone reshape their […]
Mischa Popoff speaks directly – independent candidate
1. What will decide this election: protection of the environment, leadership, need for change, fiscal management? Mischa Popoff – The environment is doing just fine here in the Boundary-Similkameen. People are in dire straits and don’t want to be told they have to pay more for their power in an ill-conceived effort dreamed up by bureaucrats […]
Rural director takes on government – its direction is farcical she says
Rural Director Angelique Wood (Area G – Olalla-Hedley) defends her constituents against large Fortis rate hikes. The two-tiered conservation rate is a valid idea but its current application has resulted in unreasonable suffering. Other provinces have worked to develop energy conservation strategies which included higher thresholds (amount of energy used before “conservation rate” kicked in) […]