Acclaimed: 1. To praise enthusiastically in public 2. To acknowledge or declare with enthusiastic approval Ron Hovanes – Mayor of Oliver 2005-2008, 2011-2014, and beyond No one ran against him so what does that mean? No election for Mayor – for sure – but – Ron Hovanes says this is a reflection from people that the […]
Archives for 2014
DeGroot shot by ERT team
(IIO) Independent Investigations Office of BC: It has been confirmed that the affected person Peter DeGroot sustained a gunshot injury during an interaction with two members of the RCMP Emergency Response Team. In addition, a firearm was found at the scene. 45 year old DeGroot was shot yesterday afternoon at a remote cabin location near Slocan. […]
BC Government data breach
The provincial government is in the process of notifying approximately 15,000 individuals about a data breach that occurred on the Wildfire Management Branch’s website and associated databases. The databases were accessed by an unauthorized user on Sept. 24, 2014. As soon as the breach was discovered, public website access to the databases was shut down. […]
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Homelessness tackled
Last year, the provincial government provided more than $54 million affordable housing options in the Interior – including over $19 million for 1,500 housing units for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Our homeless outreach teams operate in 10 communities across the region, connecting people with stable housing and a range of […]
New standards set for firefighters in BC
New minimum training standards for B.C.’s firefighters will provide a clear and achievable means of ensuring the safety of the men and women in the fire service. Under the new training standards, which were crafted as part of a Playbook with the Fire Chief’s Association of BC and is updated for the first time in […]
ORL to vote on budget this week
Okanagan Regional Library 2015 Budget Recommended budget increase is $291,850 to total expenditures of $17,274,023. This is a 1.72% increase over 2014 budget which had total expenditures of $16,982,173 Endowment Funds – something new for the library system The 5 endowment funds are the ORL Board initial steps into ensuring that they are in a […]