Oliver ‘s Warren Brown carried away two first-place trophies at Sunday’s drag race at Richter Pass Motorplex. Photo Credit: Shann Robertson The Wine Country Racing Association (WCRA) put on their third drag race of the 2015 season. This event marks the half-way point for the club and winds up the spring competition. Due to technical […]
Archives for June 2015
Legislature to be recalled
The B.C. government intends to recall the legislature July 13, 2015, to debate legislation that would enable the project agreement signed between the Province and Pacific NorthWest LNG, Finance Minister and government house leader Michael de Jong announced today. “The company has met its commitment to ratify the agreement we signed, which establishes the path […]
Local connection
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe of Toronto – playing for Canada Women’s Basketball Team in Pan American Games. Position: Forward/Center Born: August 29, 1991 Hometown: Toronto, Ontario Height: 6’2” Wingspan: 6’4” Current Team: TSV 1880 Wasserburg (Germany) College/University: Simon Fraser University (NCAA2) High School: Kalamalka High Mother: Denny Raincock Granmother – Late Mona Dede Picture: vancouverprovince.com
Roy Wood reports
Meadows proposal moves ahead Three decades after being released from the Agricultural Land Reserve for multi-family housing, a parcel of land on Meadows Drive may re-emerge as the site of a manufactured home subdivision. The parcel, between Meadows Drive and the Okanagan River Channel and south of Willow Glen, has sat vacant and in search […]
Pickers in the park anger locals
By ROY WOOD The annual takeover of Lions Park by seasonal agricultural workers has led Oliver council to agree to a public meeting to allow residents “to vent and be heard.” At the same time, council approved a bylaw amendment to deal with inappropriate activity in public parks. Councillor Maureen Doerr told council Monday that […]
Oliver council briefs
Hangar lease dispute raises hackles The Oliver Hangar Association has managed to alienate town council and staff as it drags out the process of signing a new lease with the town for hangar space at the airport. At issue is whether there is a dispute resolution clause in the lease, a feature that Chief Administrative […]
Is it cool today?
Summer in B.C. is just heating up, but the province has already spent almost 90 per cent of this year’s wildfire fighting budget. Nearly 500 wildfires have broken out since April 1, most in the Prince George fire centre region. As of Monday, the cost of fighting those fires was about $55 million of the […]
Report from MP Alex Atamanenko
UNIQUE GREEN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY IN THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR Earlier this year I had a chance to visit the Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation. The Centre, located in Penticton, is part of the South Okanagan and Similkameen campus of Okanagan College. Thank you to Jim Hamilton, President of […]