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Archives for 2014
High level report to BC government makes park recommendation
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services November 2014 Chair – MLA Dan Ashton South Okanagan Similkameen National Park Support was expressed during the consultations for the creation of a National Park Reserve in the South Okanagan-Lower Similkameen region, which has been described as one of the most important ecosystems in the world and […]
Votes in
Grades 4-7 Sen Pok Chin pupils taking their turn in the Student Vote program for the Oliver Town Election! After tallying the results, students were in favour of Lilly Zekanovic, Jeff Ashe, Dave Mattes and Maureen Doerr. Sen Pok Chin Facebook page
Pictures
Photo by Dick Cannings – not in the Okanagan but in a federal riding Both candidates great photographers. Bodes well for nature. Photo by Marshall Neufeld – near Oliver in a federal riding.
On stage this week in Oliver
Mark your calendars! 54 Tucelnuit and SOSS students are getting ready to hit the stage at Frank Venables Theatre this Friday, November 21st with a funny, rambunctious, and wholly entertaining version of ‘Rapunzel’. Each year the Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) comes to Oliver to give Tucelnuit and SOSS students the opportunity to get up on stage […]
Elections of interest
In Grand Forks Split vote Brian Taylor (former Oliver resident) defeated as Mayor Mayor-elect Frank Konrad 503 Incumbent Taylor 450 Cher Wyers 434 In Midway Councillor Marguerite Rotvold (Smithers) elected again. SOHS graduate. Photos contributed – Boundary Sentinel
Retiring Mayor of Kelowna – to head ICBC
Today, the B.C. government announced the appointment of Walter Gray as the new chair for ICBC’s board of directors. He will begin his new role as chair on Nov. 30, 2014. Gray is the outgoing Mayor of Kelowna, having served numerous terms totalling 16 years, as well as serving as a city councillor prior to […]