Each year the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 97 invites students to contribute artwork and prose in honour of veterans during the lead up to November 11. Winners for 2012 include Dustin Lesmeister, Mallory Abbie, Elizabeth Harkness (missing), Christina Raposo and Olivia Ruddiman Representing the Legion: Brian Lobb (left), Chris Yerburgh and Mayor Ron Hovanes. The students were honoured […]
Archives for 2013
Police report cache of stolen guns seized
The Princeton RCMP executed a search warrant at a local residence on February 20, 2013, where they recovered several stolen firearms. The guns had been stolen during previous break and enter that had occurred in the Princeton area just days earlier. Early in the morning of Wednesday February 20th, 2013 – members* of the Princeton […]
National Park feasible say Okanagan chiefs
The Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) has released a new report, deeming the National Park South Okanagan Lower Similkameen as feasible to move ahead to the next phase of negotiations. “It has taken eight years to ensure that the Okanagan Nation is in a position to be able to weigh in on what’s important to the […]
Don’t miss
As part of the “Okanagan Reads” program sponsored by the Okanagan Regional Library, George Bowering will be at the Oliver Branch of the Library on Wednesday February 27th at 2:00 pm to discuss his book “Shoot” (about the McLean Gang from Kamloops in bygone days) and other relevant topics. Please come for an entertaining hour […]
Think spring and help it along
Art-a-Day
How do you beat the February blahs? Twelve artists working in different media are chasing their muses and urging each other on in the 3rd annual Art-a-Day challenge. The premise is simple: for the month of February do a measurable artistic act every day. “I feel as if I have met a whole bunch of […]
More firewood?
No – road widening prep.
Camp McKinney
With spring around the corner I may venture up the hill to see the sights. Reports of large garbage dumping, feral horses and talk of Camp McKinney which doesn’t get discussed as much as Fairview. Does anyone have a better map of this area? – I saw this one tonight on RDOS site but hoping […]