The Heart and Stroke Foundation in BC couldn’t agree more with John Chapman’s recent letter to the editor on the importance of knowing where automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are in the Town of Oliver. We congratulate him for taking the time to find out where they are in town and for encouraging others to add […]
Archives for 2014
Hwy sign backlash
30 people, mostly rural, attended a meeting Tuesday afternoon to plan strategy – against the removal of third party and farm signs along the Highway 97 corridor between Oliver and Osoyoos Lake. Two main organizers Heide Held of Hillside Orchards and Greg Thorp of Riverside Gardens. Both stated that they wanted a meeting to let […]
Cold steel
Ten bay hangar rises
Farmer’s Day at the community hall
Presented by Growers Supply and South Valley Sales – speakers, food, displays, suppliers and lots of chat.
Jim Caldwell passes
Obituary for the late James (Jim) Arthur Caldwell 1938 – 2014 On Friday January 24, 2014, Mr. James (Jim) Arthur Caldwell of Oliver passed away after a long illness at the South Okanagan General Hospital at the age of 75 years. He was predeceased by his mother and father Mary & Borden Caldwell; brother Jack […]
BC Government to appeal court ruling
Minister of Education Peter Fassbender has issued the following statement on the government’s relations with the BC Teachers’ Federation: “On Jan. 27, B.C. Supreme Court released its decision on whether the Education Improvement Act, 2012, and the consultation process that preceded it, was an adequate response to a previous court ruling that the government had […]
Hot about Fortis rates
Honourable Christy Clark Office of the Premier P.O. Box 9041 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W 9E1 Dear Premier: Re: FortisBC Rate Increases A Joint Council comprised of the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS), and the Chiefs of Penticton Indian Band, Lower Similkameen Indian Band and Osoyoos Indian Band held […]