Mayor Stu Wells has now confirmed he has dropped out of the race opening up the possibility that Osoyoos will have its first woman Mayor. Suzan McKortoff, present councillor, filed her papers for the Mayor’s chair late this afternoon. Mayor Wells says it hit him at 7:11 yesterday morning that this was the right decision […]

The Oliver Parks and Recreation Society (OPARS) operates the Community Centre which includes the arena, swimming pool, community hall, recreation programming, sports fields and a weight room. The Society has been desirous of enlarging and better equipping the weight room. Adding on to the building was looked at last year but deemed too expensive. However, approximately $40,000 is in the […]

Further update: On Friday last week (10th October), there was a major water line break on 10th and Maple Street in the lower zone of the Okanagan Falls Irrigation District. The leak has now been repaired, but the entire town centre area is on a boil water advisory while the district flushes and disinfects the […]

Stereotyping seniors as wealthy does not reflect the reality for many B.C. seniors By Isobel Mackenzie Seniors Advocate VICTORIA – Ageism can take many forms, however like any discrimination it has, at its core, a desire to stereotype an entire group of people. On Oct. 1, 2014, we celebrated the United Nations International Day of […]

In Oliver Rick Knodel Electoral Area C (Oliver Rural) Joel Malcolm Electoral Area C (Oliver Rural) Terry Schafer Electoral Area C (Oliver Rural) All above have filed papers at the Regional District for the seat vacated by Director Allan Patton One other RDOS Director has stepped aside – Brad Hope of Princeton Rural with 3 citizen […]