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Archives for September 2014
Wanna play ball?
Sugar, sweeteners, obesity, diabetes – best answer? *
Artificial sweeteners may exacerbate, rather than prevent, metabolic disorders such as Type 2 diabetes, a study suggests. Calorie-free artificial sweeteners are often chosen by dieters in part because they are thought not to raise blood sugar levels. In Wednesday’s issue of the journal Nature, researchers report that artificial sweeteners increase the blood sugar levels in both […]
Oliver/Osoyoos trustees express intent
Rob Zandee says YES he is running again for election to the Board of Education School District #53. Tamela Edwards told a recent committee meeting and the Oliver Parks Board that she is NOT running again for election. Edwards is the Chair of the School District’s education committee and appointed to sit on the volunteer parks […]
Coming up
Fall Art Show and Sale October 4th & 5th “The World is but a canvas to our imagination,” said Thoreau, and appropriately, Dreams and Visions is the theme when the Oliver Community Hall is once again transformed into a gallery of fine art for the 31st annual Fall Art Show and Sale presented by the […]
Drop in – Saturdays and Wednesdays
The Painted Chair Spring and Summer clothing must make way for Fall and Winter Wednesdays and Saturdays Open 9am ’til noon The Painted Chair is located at 5857 Sawmill Rd in Oliver 250.485.2500 All furniture sold at the Painted Chair is creatively upcycled by clients of Hovanes Community Services Ltd. and clothing is donated by […]
Sunkeya – Farm Days
Is this true?
A new provincial government report confirms the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s (CTF) long-standing suspicion: municipal governments are overpaying their staff compared to both the province and the private sector. The 88-page report was prepared by Ernst & Young as part of the B.C. Government’s core review process. The report’s major finding was especially welcomed by the […]