Mariposa Gardens 8816 Hwy 97 owned by Baltic Properties 26 residents disturbed by smoke at about 9:28 Monday night and relocated to other parts of the 100 bed seniors’ facility. Sprinklers came on to suppress any advancement of the blaze. Osoyoos Fire Department used chemicals to extinguish remaining flames in the a dryer.
Archives for March 2015
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Laundry room fire prompts quick response in Osoyoos
Frank Venables Theatre hires Manager
Bettyanne Hampton is the new manager of Oliver’s new Frank Venables Theatre. Bettyanne, who spent her teenage years as a student in Osoyoos, has worked extensively in the field of arts management, presentation, and education for many years in various centres on Vancouver Island and more recently in Fort St John where she has been […]
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Letter to the editor – to Oliver/Osoyoos media outlets
Firstly, thank you so much for all of the support you, as community media, have shown in publicizing our Association, and especially lately the unprecedented success of our Rep teams. Everybody seems to know about SOMHA and the various successes, and we are blessed to have community minded media to keep everyone in the know. […]
Oh deer….it’s spring
An unusually mild stretch of weather recently seems to have triggered some deer in our communities to become more assertive. Over the past week, reports have come in from Penticton and Princeton citing assertive or aggressive deer conflicts while walking dogs (on leash) or enjoying the urban and semi-rural green spaces. In particular, Does (female) […]
SO Community and Immigration Services
This is a busy month at SOICS. The Oliver office is hosting the following events: Thursday, March 5 from 12:00 – 2:00 pm Oliver Job Fair for tourism and hospitality in partnership with Open Door Group Wednesday, March 18 SO Chamber of Commerce Business to Business Networking event from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. We will […]