Jim Wyse is the newest member of the Nature Trust of British Columbia’s board of directors. Wyse is the founder of Burrowing Owl Estate Winery in Oliver. He sits on the board of the Burrowing Owl Conservation Society of B.C. and is a past board member of the South Okanagan Rehabilitation Centre for Owls. One of […]
Archives for 2015
RDOS economic development ? No plan….
Directors at the Regional District have struggled with this idea for many years with some member districts, city and townshaving such staff presently and in the past. After a wide ranging discussion today in Penticton – no direct action will be taken to hire more regional district staff as most are uneasy with budget implications. […]
Hospital District Budget approved
Town of OLIVER $267,237 18,027 Town of OSOYOOS $474,383 21,924 ELECTORAL AREA A$157,398 9,265 ELECTORAL AREA C $202,202 10,690 ELECTORAL AREA D $479,669 16,545 Above amounts to be paid by taxpayers in the above jurisdictions in 2015 and the increase over last year. RDOS Hospital District funds capital costs and equipment not operations. Total tax requisition in […]
BC government moves on e-cigs
The Tobacco Control Amendment Act changes the Tobacco Control Act to include requirements for retailers to ensure e-cigarettes are sold only to adults aged 19 and above, and to make it possible to create regulations to ensure that no retail displays are targeted to youth and no retail advertising for e-cigarettes is shown where youth can […]
What would you work for ?
B.C. Federation of Labour is calling on the BC government to increase minimum wage to $15 per hour. The Fed says: ?How many British Columbians have been told that getting a job is their path out of poverty? Unfortunately, the sad truth is that thousands of full-time workers toiling at $10.25 per hour.” Not yet […]
18 projects to be funded – 34 applications received this year
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has approved $300,000 in funding to 18 projects that will help conserve and improve the quality of water in the valley. Directors approved the Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) Grants at their regular board meeting on Tuesday, March 3. In all, there were 34 applications. Funding in the […]
Get crackin’
The Summerland Health Care Auxiliary which has operated its popular Thrift Shop on Victoria Road for decades, has pledged to raise $1 million over the next five years towards the $20-million fundraising campaign by the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation. The money will be used to acquire all the medical equipment for the $325-million expansion […]
It’s time for colour
It’s time to feast your eyes on 18 little quilted gems, ½ of the travelling show, ‘It’s Time For Colour’, by prominent Canadian quilters. The show stops in Oliver at Beyond Bliss Esthetics, 6250 Main St. The quilts are small, only 12” x 16”, but they are packed with colour and creative techniques in all styles. […]