RDOS directors have given another green light to staff and consultants for renovating existing offices in Penticton at a cost close to a half million dollars. The previous board in 2014 asked for consultant Chris Allen to report to directors giving some preliminary designs and costs which were delivered to a budget meeting today. Regional […]
Archives for 2014
RCMP report
At some point during the evening hours of December 17 to 18, 2014 thieves raided a job site located in the 4300 Block of Black Sage Road. Stolen was approximately 600 L of diesel fuel along with a Light plant portable generator (model MLT5080) and a Frost Fighter heater (model OHV350LL). Both items were marked […]
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Winners will be picked soon
Photographer Leza Macdonald travelled the rural back roads and city streets looking for the best and the finest of residential light up displays and commercial sites with lights. We will display that later in the day. A team of judges will report on their findings and the results will be tablulated. Winners will be contacted […]
Merry Christmas
News from School District 53
1. District Restructuring: A decision has been made not to replace the position of Assistant School District Superintendent in 2015. The board will restructure itself into a number staff/administrator based committees and attempt to do the same kind of work district wide. Meetings have been scheduled in all areas of the school district to meet […]
New term, new board, new directions
Press to enlarge Trustees from four regions within School District 53 sworn in Wednesday before a regular meeting. Left to right – back: June Harrington, Osoyoos; Rachel Allendbrand, Oliver; Debbie Marten, Similkameen and Myrna Coates, Keremeos Left to right – front: Rob Zandee, Oliver, Chair Marieze Tarr, Osoyoos; and Vice-Chair Sam Hancheroff, Ok Falls As […]
This man looks happy
Assistant Superintendent, Jim Insley, – School District 53 is set to retire at the end of January. Insley has been in the district for many years as teacher and school administrator. Jim is posing with this picture, his favourite, received many years ago while working in a coastal community. His years in the local school […]