Most building projects turn out to be a bit more work than expected. Some can morph into a whole other project altogether. The renovation of the Southern Okanagan Secondary School in Oliver, B.C. – a landmark heritage building and the first school in the province to cost over $1 million when it was built in […]
Archives for January 2014
For seniors
Take to the hills
Brand new map of the McKinney Nordic snowshoe trails. Phil Elliott created it. He is a ski club member who voluntarily mapped the trails for Nordic for users.
Upcoming at Parks and Recreation
Healthy Livings for Older Adults February 12th 6:30pm in Room 1 Tony Kim, Presenter Oliver CFK Family Fair – Play, do, learn and socialize! Families with children 0-6 years are invited to come down to the Oliver Community Centre for playtime, entertainment, activity stations, and an opportunity to visit with several local health and education […]
Thanks to Lioness and Lions club of Oliver
Donation of $1000 to Highway to Healing Society Thursday night. Each club contributing $500 from proceeds of charity projects including the Oliver Arena concession stand. Left to right – Joanne Bray, Ernie Dumais and Linda Schaffrick.
School District News
Pro D Days We have begun the process of developing the district calendar for 2014/2015. The Board of Education has put forward a calendar for public consultation. They would like public input into the calendar. The calendar reflects SOSTU’s proposal to add 2 professional days inside the September to June bookends while maintaining the 2-week […]
Telus takes the show to business
30 plus in attendance Thursday evening at Medici’s for a presentation by Telus on its new fibre optic technology. Telus claims “blazing fast speeds” for home and businesses that have multiple applications on the system at the same time. Your bandwidth is not shared by anyone else. Packages include Optik TV. Door prize winner – Tablet […]
H2H – Off to a good start
First Annual Meeting of new “The Highway To Healing Support Society” – held Thursday at the Air Cadet Building in Oliver. Front Row: left to right Ernie Dumais – President, Riley Martin -Social Media, Tanya Martin and Gail Barriskill – Fundraising Back Row: Janice Stevens – Secretary, Joan McCaughey – Vice President, Larry Stevens – […]