Set to re-open for summer traffic soon Some paving completed. Might not open until after June 1st
Archives for May 2015
Low snow pack – could we have drought conditions ?
Okanagan Basin Water Board – based in Kelowna is set to help Okanagan communities prepare drought plans: Directors approved support for a drought planning project for the Okanagan. Work will now begin on determining the barriers and opportunities to get all Okanagan local governments to adopt appropriate drought plans for their community. This project is […]
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Sandpiper – baby spotted by Colleen Misner
Signs of an early summer – Christie Beach
Photo Brian Highley
School District news
Budget: 1. Total student enrolment of 2,290 FTE, a decrease of 52.375 FTE from 2014/15 with enrolment expected to continue to decline to at least 2019 with a projection of 2,038 FTE. 2. Total budget bylaw of $28.5 million, increase from 2014/15 of $650,000. 3. Total operating revenue of $23.9 million, increase from 2014/15 of […]
Young cougar handcuffed by police
photo Brian Yastremski Discovered in a tree near Okanagan Lake this week – was shot by a Conservation officer with a tranquilizer gun. Once it left a tree and got to the ground he ran off until the drug acted and knocking it out. It was taken away and released far from Penticton.
French Immersion at TEN school approved
At the regular Board of Education meeting the Board also approved the French Immersion Pilot program at Tuc- el- Nuit Elementary School for September 2015. This will be a late immersion program; what a wonderful opportunity for our grades 6 and 7 students. Parents of nearly 30 students have indicated a desire for a French […]
40 year old man airlifted from KVR trestle area Summerland
Penticton SAR – utilizes Helicopter to conduct afternoon medical evacuation of male near the Summerland KVR Trestle. Dale Jorgensen – SAR Manager for Penticton & District Search & Rescue mobilized Rescue crews early Thursday afternoon after receiving a request for assistance from the BC Ambulance Service at 1:35 P.M. BC Ambulance had received a call […]