Courtney Streeter, Brenda vandrimmelen, justice baptist, Alex Fraser, Joshua-Caleb Allenbrand and Rachel Allenbrand Press picture for larger version
Archives for 2014
Summer ice
Press to make bigger
Historic new ‘water act’ introduced
Environment Minister Mary Polak introduced legislation today that will update and replace B.C.’s century-old Water Act with the new Water Sustainability Act. Since 2009, the B.C. government has engaged widely, and received suggestions and ideas on an unprecedented scale and quality. This input from individual British Columbians, First Nations organizations and stakeholder groups has helped […]
Farmers: RDOS is picking on them on Hwy signage
Touch picture with mouse to make bigger Place: Oliver Community Centre Time: 6pm Tuesday March 11 Purpose: RDOS public info meeting on roadside signs In attendance – Ministry of Transportation (MOTI), Jeff Wiseman RDOS: Chair Mark Pendergraft and Area C Director Allan Patton Crowd – Over 120 with no speakers in favour of present RDOS […]
Supply limited. On sale at Beyond Bliss until March 29th
Drop into Beyond Bliss for a copy of the video presented at the opening of SOSS in February. This video prepared by Russell Work was underwritten by Oliver Daily News. The DVD or the USB stick sells for $20 to recover the cost of production. The presentation with music covers the period from construction in 1948, through […]
Corporate league play ~ season fini
Al Tenborg, skip of the SuperValu Corporate curling team this past season, proudly holds his customized trophy presented to him by fellow staff at his ‘retirement’ party. This was the first curling trophy Al had ever won. Corporate League curling winners for the second straight year – the Parks and Rec team! Mark Silbernagel, Sheila […]
Library workers settle
The Okanagan Regional Library, the Professional Employees Association (PEA) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees have completed their bargaining and reached new collective agreements that will see the continuation of excellent service to library patrons. PEA provides bargaining services for more than 2500 professionals across BC. The Okanagan Regional Library chapter serves 30 members. […]
Land swap – not a done deal – yet
Summerland municipal council has delayed a decision to allow a land swap on the flats north of the town centre. Council has ordered a second public hearing April 7th in a larger hall to ensure that all persons can be heard. The issue is controversial because of the number of angry residents against it and […]