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Archives for July 2014
Winery Association helping childrens programs
The Oliver Osoyoos Winery Association raised money for two charities this year through our Half Corked Marathon. .$3780.00 was donated to Spirit of the Game based in Osoyoos and another $3780.00 was donated to the Any Child Can Join Program through Oliver Parks and Recreation Society. The two organizations help children from Oliver or Osoyoos […]
Down the aisle
Hot summer – cool library
Thrift stores targeted
On July 2nd, 2014, at approximately 0905 Hrs Oliver RCMP, assisted by Osoyoos RCMP and Penticton Police Dog Service attended to a report of a break and enter in progress at the Thrift Store Warehouse located at 6005 Station St, Oliver, BC. Investigation failed to locate any suspects however, the would be thieves ransacked several […]
RDOS non-union staff get 1% raise
On July 3, 2014, the Board reported on their approval of a compensation philosophy for exempt staff at the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS). The RDOS Board, noting their obligation to be sensitive to both the external environment and the economy when dealing with employee salaries, yet the need to remain competitive to recruit capable […]
Condolences to the family
Mary Patricia JONES-FORMAN (née MULLEN) Born, March 9 1932 in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia to JB and Doris Mullen. Died, July 3 2014 in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada in the loving presence of her six children and husband Alex Forman. Survived by many: her six children (Elizabeth (Bob), Monica, Francis (Amber), Bronwen (Sheldon), David […]
25 kms of highway to be re-paved in 2015
A stretch of roadway from Hwy 3 at the Husky in Osoyoos to Constellation Brands winery at Tucelnuit Drive will be ground up and resurfaced next year. All that for $3 million says Highways Minister Todd Stone. This project will create a smoother and safer drive for commercial trucks, local drivers and summer tourists going […]