Baldy is not open but the McKinney cross country ski trails are freshly groomed and the sun shines above the valley gloom. Photo submitted by Mary Doyle
Archives for 2014
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Medical marijuana plant could be built in OK Falls
Three men showed up at the RDOS meeting today in Penticton as a motion had been presented for debate that could affect their plans. ( see earlier story ) The gentlemen represented a company called Advanced Greenhouse Technologies out of Kelowna. www.greenhousetechnologies.ca David Hutchinson is the general manager and a partner in (THC) The Herbal […]
Weather notice
Sun above the clouds by Sonya Schafer Okanagan Connector – Merritt to Kelowna issued Snowfalls expected tonight and Friday evening. A warm front moving onto the South Coast will bring snow to the southern highway passes tonight. Snowfall amounts up to 20 cm are forecast for the Coquihalla summit and 10 to 15 cm for […]
Open House for Area A (Osoyoos) budget for 2014
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen will host an open house Wednesday, January 15, to introduce Area “A” residents to the 2014 Operating Budget. The presentation will be held at the Osoyoos Legion Building, 8310 – 78 Avenue, in Osoyoos, beginning at 7 p.m. “This is an opportunity for ratepayers to review and comment on the […]
Contractor to be announced Friday
Three proponents shortlisted for Okanagan Correctional Centre will hear the news tomorrow – who gets to build the P3 project north of Oliver. Three teams were selected to enter the Request for Proposal process to design, build, partially finance and maintain the Okanagan Correctional Centre project. BC Community Partners Brookfield-EllisDon-Fengate Justice Partners Plenary Justice were the […]
Letter to the editor
I just wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that I have decided to retire from Country Wines. It has been a great pleasure for me to have served some of the best customers anywhere in the world! The last seventeen years have been great fun and I would like to thank […]
RDOS wants control on development of medical marijuana facilities
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen will ask the provincial Agricultural Land Commission to remove medical marijuana as an allowable use on Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) land. The Regional District’s Board of Directors made the decision Thursday in an effort to ensure Regional District input on any local application to license a medical marijuana operation. “My […]