Terry Fox run in our area begins at 8:30 am at Sonora Centre Sunday September 14
Archives for August 2014
Cops for Kids – coming to Oliver
Local Cops Cycle into Oliver 19 riders and 6 support people from RCMP and supporting enforcement agencies within South East District will embark from Kelowna on this year’s annual Cops for Kids Ride on Friday, September 5th. The 2014 Ride, presented by The Thomas Alan Budd Foundation, will take the team across the South Eastern […]
Letter to the editor
Would like to send a huge thank you and acknowledgement to the gentleman who was the only person to jump in & give a help to senior citizen in a wheelchair . Today around 2:15pm I was driving home across the bridge after dropping kids at the pool. Traffic was stopped both ways. I was […]
School District – unsure on start of education year
This is to advise parents and guardians we are encouraged that the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) are meeting. However, we do not have confirmation that schools will be open on Tuesday, September 2. Consequently, at this point we ask parents and guardians to plan other arrangements for […]
Unfair practice to end says Harper Government
Industry Minister James Moore says the government will introduce legislation to end what is called pay-to-pay, the practice of charging people extra for a monthly bill on paper. “We do not believe that Canadians should pay more to receive a paper copy of their telephone or wireless bill,” Moore said in a statement Friday. The […]
Notice
For return of toolbox: Reward offered, no questions asked. Taken from a 1988 blue Volvo station wagon parked beside the house at 4400 Highway 97. One PLANO contractors dark grey toolbox containing PB SWISS soft grip red handled screwdrivers and many other specialized tools related to my sewing machine repair business. Also a pair of […]
Starts Monday
B.C. & Saskatchewan remove barriers on local wine & craft spirits
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI – British Columbia Premier Christy Clark and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall agreed today to offer consumers in both provinces greater choice and convenient access to locally produced wine and craft spirits. The agreement will lift barriers to consumers and enables free trade, benefiting consumers and strengthening the Canadian wine and craft distillers industries. […]


