Press for larger Paul Andrews, Regional Marketing Manager (top left) Why community investment matters to TELUS TELUS and our team members believe that in order to do well in business we must first do good in the communities where we live, work and serve. It is an integral part of our culture and our brand […]
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News briefs from the RDOS
A request for proposal for Phase 2 of the Similkameen Valley Watershed Plan project was released in July. The work will include looking at water quantity, water quality and surface-groundwater interaction. The Board of Directors awarded the project to Summit Environmental Consultants Inc. in the amount of $87,050 plus applicable taxes. Bylaw No. 2670, 2014, […]
Photographer Brian Fry
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Town of Oliver – notice on geese
Balmy fall for BC
One of Canada’s most prominent forecasters says weather watchers need only look back at the summer to see what Mother Nature has in store for the fall. The Weather Network’s fall outlook says temperature and precipitation trends that took hold during the summer are likely to continue for the next few months across most of […]
Less water in the future – drought planning needed
Local governments in the Okanagan Valley are urged to begin regional water management planning now and avoid acrimony down the road—when drought conditions threaten supplies. The warning came from environmental law professor Deborah Curran from the University of Victoria, one of the advisors involved in creation of the province’s new Water Sustainability Act, legislation passed […]
Traffic slowed – Rd 13 and Hwy 97
Press for larger 8 am Tuesday 2 car accident near bottom of hill at Road 13 Police, fire and ambulance responding 1 person to hospital
Photographer Sandra Smith
High up on the hill – overview of OIB forest fire