Lil Rusch, BC Lung Association Volunteer Director for the Osoyoos/Oliver region encourages British Columbians who smoke to give quitting a try for 24 hours for a chance to win $250. British Columbia has the lowest smoking rate in Canada – just 11.4 percent — and so has much to celebrate this World No Tobacco Day […]
Archives for 2015
Time to jive
OSOYOOS – The first phase of improvements to the waterfront Gyro Beach area in Osoyoos is complete in time for the summer season. The $600,000 Phase A includes construction of a lighted stone walkway, boardwalk, extended grassy areas, tables, benches, trees and extensive landscaping. Phase B of the project, an extension of the stone walkway, […]
Kyah Allen of Oliver
Kyah Allen wins second prize in music contest FRESH BC TALENT QUEST – SEASON 3 Winners Group A – 1st Place – Neveah Dyson, 2nd – 9 year old Kyah Allen, 3rd – Sorren Linder, 4th – Candace John Thanks to all of our performers from Vernon. Lake Country, Kelowna, West Bank, West Bench, Summerland, […]
FortisBC says no to RDOS directors
We have made presentations in the past to the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen about our Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project. Before installing advanced meters, FortisBC required approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), our independent utility regulator. After a thorough public hearing, the BCUC concluded that advanced meters pose no health concern and that the […]
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Notice From The Town of Oliver
Opposed: Directors Bauer, Konanz, Jakubeit, Brydon, Rhodes
Call for a Moratorium on “Smart” Meter Installation in RDOS Electoral Area ‘D’ It was moved and seconded Whereas over 60 municipalities, regional districts and First Nation governments in British Columbia, including the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (2012) have now called for a “moratorium” on the mandatory installation of wireless “smart” utility meters in their […]
Court date of Friday now set for Teneycke
Judge Meg Shaw asked Ron Teneycke to do one thing in an effort to avoid a sentence of weekends in the local jail in Penticton. Bring some medical instructions from your doctor – she asserted. Teneycke seems to appear in court each week and gets a remand – including today when Judge Shaw asked him […]