Practice night at Oliver Fire Department and most of the crew geared up. Dispatch call about 8:30 to the Kingdom Hall on Highway 97. Report of smoke, no flames visible, coming out of windows. Four rigs attended. False Alarm – some investigating determine that smoke in an orchard may be the reason for the 911 […]
Archives for March 2015
Tricked by a pro
Photo Mike Beaulieu Think Mike got the better of me this week.
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Fred is gone
www.radiowest.ca Fred Latremouille was born on October 21st 1945 in Nanaimo and his family moved to Horseshoe Bay, West Vancouver, where his father became director of CBC Radio. There, Fred attended West Van High School, and then Kitsilano High School. His first broadcasting job was with CKYL, a country and western station in Peace River […]
“Best years of my life”
She will be 90 on Saturday and her twins will be sixty – same day. Phyllis Toombs, born in Nanaimo, moved to Vancouver when she was nine. She lived with her parents on a quiet street in “Kits” – near other relatives at 5th and Maple. A nice area of town. In 1944 in a strange story that […]
Overall RDOS budget adopted
Financing all regional district operations THAT Bylaw No. 2686, 2015 Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen 2015-2019 Five Year Financial Plan be read a second and third time and adopted. Total $27.2 million with $10 million in capital costs Of this amount $14.5 million raised by tax requisition – other funding in grants and reserves. Included in this budget […]
Winery owner placed on Board of Nature Trust
Jim Wyse is the newest member of the Nature Trust of British Columbia’s board of directors. Wyse is the founder of Burrowing Owl Estate Winery in Oliver. He sits on the board of the Burrowing Owl Conservation Society of B.C. and is a past board member of the South Okanagan Rehabilitation Centre for Owls. One of […]
RDOS economic development ? No plan….
Directors at the Regional District have struggled with this idea for many years with some member districts, city and townshaving such staff presently and in the past. After a wide ranging discussion today in Penticton – no direct action will be taken to hire more regional district staff as most are uneasy with budget implications. […]