The whole school assembled. Dressed in four colours – the teams to compete on Spirit Day. An emotional video shown to all SOSS students this morning on Terry and his walk across Canada and the resulting death to cancer. Then on to the games inside, then outside for the run, then lunch. Teacher Steve Podmorrow: […]

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) Directors are attending the 2015 Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) convention this week. UBCM is the venue each year where local government elected officials, are provided the opportunity to meet with Provincial Ministries concerning local issues. This is a brief report of items touched on with Ministers: The […]

I’m sending you a photo or two you may like to publish. A few months ago in the summer, a small airplane crashed on the highway just north of Osoyoos and the authorities who clean up left some sort of long tube things (I’m assuming to soak up any liquids which leaked) These tubes have […]

Recently a reader sent in a picture of retail outlet on Main Street that had landscaping that needed tending to. Wednesday – the answer appeared – new leasee at Chevron – all new landscaping. Bob Golosky of Newstart Landscaping on the job. Bob said the hot sun had an affect on the underground cover and […]

 Darlene Chapman (right) of Oliver chats with Rita Macdonnell Blue cats play alongside red fire-breathing dragons amid pink cascading leaves and twirling purple umbrellas in the latest exhibit at the Peachland Art Gallery on the shores of Okanagan Lake. The show title ‘Embracing the Stitch’ features quilts by the 16 member South Okanagan group, the […]

By Roy Wood Enrolment down slightly The numbers may change slightly by the end-of-month count for provincial funding purposes, but as of Sept. 17, Okanagan Similkameen school district student enrolment is down by about 65 students from last September. Secretary-Treasurer Lynda Minnabarriet told the board Wednesday the enrolment is 2,156 full-time equivalent (FTE) students, down […]