Burrowing Owl Estate Winery is helping BC’s endangered wildlife, including the burrowing owl for which the winery is named. The winery used funds raised in their tasting room to purchase land and return it to the South Okanagan Rehab Centre for Owls and the Burrowing Owl Conservation Society of BC. In 2003, The Land Conservancy […]
Archives for April 2014
Youth summit held before Easter break
Embrace BC Youth Summit Thursday April 17th from 3-7pm at the South Okanagan Secondary School Library! A number of adults, a representative of Oliver Town Council and 9 teenagers attended the event sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club. We will have great prizes, including an IPAD Mini, delicious snacks and a pizza dinner. Not to […]
Lightning, downpours and bees
Photo by Rocky Lundy
Unicylist travels thru Osoyoos on national journey
Photo by Island Trail Photography — with Joseph Boutilier. Boutilier will be passing through Osoyoos tomorrow (Friday, April 18) as part of a unicycle ride to Ottawa to call for action on climate change. I will be meeting with the staff of MP Alex Atamanenko and others when I arrive around 4pm at the Wander […]
Sometime locks are not enough
For many months these truck have been parked with their rears exposed. Not any more. Recently the Kiwanis found at least one of the locks that secured the back loading doors broken. Nothing was stolen. Police say no suspects and didn’t receive a report of a loss. Kiwanis plagued with junk dumped in the east […]
New venue for Music in the Park – 2014
Both sides of an issue roasted at RDOS board meeting
As reported on ODN early Thursday – the Highways Department is backing off on an agreement made last year to complete a joint project cleaning up signs on Hwy 97 near Oliver before this summer. It was designed as a pilot project with the support of the Highways Minister, ministry staff and the Regional District. MOTI district Manager […]
Great Canadian sale on now
Store closed Sunday April 20 *** Sale ends Thursday April 24 Saturday April 19 9:30am-3 pm Monday, April 21 10am to 1 pm Regular Hours Tuesday to Thursday