Education Minister Peter Fassbender is encouraging schools throughout the province to submit their proposals for the Innovation Partnership and/or Innovation Inventory as the first intake period is quickly coming to a close. With innovative learning opportunities and teaching practices happening in B.C. classrooms every day, these two initiatives will look to share successes from the […]
Archives for June 2015
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Innovative – an invitation
Condolences
Arthur Richard Pentney September 5, 1921 – June 8, 2015 Richard passed away peacefully in Oliver on Monday, June 8, 2015 at the age of 93. Predeceased by his wife Frieda in 2001; lovingly remembered by sons, Alan (Tara) of Calgary, Alberta; Bruce (Barbara) of Brandon, Manitoba and Ross (Cindy) of Barrhead, Alberta; grandchildren, Julie […]
Council news items – Roy Wood
Hotel eyed for Apple Beach The owners of the Apple Beach RV Park on Tuk Lake got some encouragement from Oliver council Monday when they asked about the likelihood of success for a modest re-zoning request. James and Catherine Hodge want to change the zoning designation of their campground from Commercial Tourism 2 to Commercial […]
2014 a good year for Thompson Okanagan
Report by Chartered Professional Accountants of BC. 2014 was a good year for the TODR. Population growth and tourism, which are two of the region’s chief economic engines, revived. This translated into service industry job growth, in particular part-time and summer positions that benefitted young workers. US demand for wood products pushed up employment in […]