Do you remember how excited you were as a student to go back to school? Remember the smell of the new school supplies which brought a tingle of excitement mixed with the fear of going into a new grade and what that would bring? You would get a different teacher for home room and see […]
Archives for August 2014
New school appointment
School District No. 53 (Okanagan Similkameen) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jason McAllister to the position of vice principal at Osoyoos Elementary School effective immediately. Mr. McAllister is a former School District No. 53 teacher and most recently worked in School District No. 58 Nicola-Similkameen as their technology coordinator. He holds a […]
First trailer for workers arrives at prison site
No teacher pickets seen in Oliver
Standing in the sun above in Penticton at School District 67* Okanagan Skaha
24 year old gets probation for his part in bombing
Eric Daoust of Oliver was sentenced today in BC Supreme Court to time served, plus two years of probation including mandatory psychological counselling after changing a plea to guilty of mischief for an incident in the South Okanagan August 11th last year. Eric and his younger brother were involved in the manufacture of a bomb […]
Sweet 16
Looking great Brittany Michaud Pictures supplied by happy mother
New Ambassadors for Oliver
Anatasia Levant, Simi Mand and Kaylee Lesmeister Photos by Pat Hampson
Lori and the 2014 buddies
A report and picture by Pat Hampson Why should a young person consider being an Oliver Ambassador? I recently talked with Lori Martine, coordinator of Oliver’s Ambassador Program regarding the personal development potential for all the candidates and the importance of having a selection of young people in order to run a successful program each […]