Three regional district Public Hearings Tuesday night in Oliver with most of the 22 people in the room there to express opposition to a proposed housekeeping change in the Deer Park Manufactured Home Park zoning to make all lot sizes the same in old and new sections. A bit of history – many years ago […]
Archives for August 2014
If you build it – they will come
One report indicates crews will arrive soon to put in foundations. PCL has installed electrical services for this project which will last two years. “I hear more will be done in a couple weeks” said one workman. Okanagan Correctional Centre
Rainbow by Terry Ridgewell
Pot of gold at Vincor ?
A bank at the post office – a thought
Postal Banking: A Financial Service Option Worth Exploring Canada Post Corporation is spin doctoring its cuts to services such as door-to-door delivery and post office opening hours by making those reductions in service sound like a good business response to declining postal revenues. The language that Canada Post uses to describe its fiscal reality gives […]
Open House – Lakefront property for sale
FRIDAY & SATURDAY August 9th & 10th 9 AM to 6 PM 6873 LAKESIDE DRIVE – OLIVER Beautiful Lakefront Home for sale on large lot Finished daylight walk-out basement and double garage
Crunch – do you have a sawdust hopper?
Nearly 15 million cubic metres of water and sludge released
A summary of material inside the tailings pond filed with Environment Canada said there was over 400,000 kilograms of arsenic, 177,000 kilograms of lead and 18,400 tonnes of copper and its compounds in the pond. Video Link http://youtu.be/M1YgX2jXnpA Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett made the following statement today in response to the […]
Patton to retire from local politics
Allan Patton will not be seeking re-election as Director of Rural Area ‘C’ Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen. In a telephone conversation today Allan revealed that he has been considering making this decision since the last election; even to the extent of mentoring a possible candidate. “I will be sorry to leave because I found it exciting […]