The B.C. Labour Relations Board has dismissed the latest complaints by the United Church’s Naramata Centre against its striking employees. The LRB has ruled against claims by Centre management that its unionized staff is on an illegal strike or that the Canadian Union of Public Employees had bargained in bad faith. The 34 members of […]
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Scrambling ??
“The B.C. teachers’ strike has many parents scrambling for day care for their children” A statement on major media from the coast. This summer in Oliver about 60 kids took advantage of Sun Fun – When a strike camp was instituted yesterday – only 10 children attended at the Oliver Parks and Recreation. That might […]
Belted Kingfisher – fly by
Photo by Mike Beaulieu Press image for larger
Renting space – for libraries in the South Okanagan
Osoyoos Town Council decided Tuesday to defer a decision to okay a three year lease with the Okanagan Regional Library for space at the Sonora Centre. The ORL pays about $40 thousand a year for rent and utilities on a formula that council believes may be outdated. The regional library service pays about $12 a […]
Mass registration at Air Cadet Hangar Tuesday
Turnout light
The changing season
Press image for larger North view – Rd 22
7th annual – a lot of rackets
The Oliver Tennis Club will host their seventh annual mixed tennis tournament this coming weekend. Currently their are 17 teams registered at this time. The tournament will commence Saturday morning and run through to Sunday afternoon.
BC Food Drive
A small sample of the food collected for the Oliver Food Bank during a previous BC Thanksgiving Food Drive in Oliver. BC Thanksgiving Food Drive volunteers will be delivering food donation bags the week of September 15th, 2014 to many Oliver homes. The donations in support of the Oliver Food Bank will be picked up […]