Silent Auction for FEED THE VALLEY – Support your local food bank Valley First has taken down our “Map of the Okanagan” that has been hanging in our window for several years. We notice lots of people stop to look at it. It can now be in your business or in your home. We are […]
Archives for 2015
Report on Education
We would like to congratulate all of our education partners and especially Jim Insley, our educators, and the Aboriginal Education Advisory Council on the excellent graduation results of 2014. We received a letter from the Minister of Education, Peter Fassbender congratulating the Board of Education on the 75%, six year completion rate of our Aboriginal […]
Do you care?
C-51: A LOSS OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS There has been a great deal in the news over the past few weeks about C-51, the government’s news Anti-Terrorism Act. It is another one in a series of omnibus bills and contains 62 pages covering everything from expanding the mandate of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) […]
Some time ago – a happy day
Mona Topping and Windy Bone
Al Sismey – ‘Crimestopper’ – steps down
“Yes, it is time to hang up my spurs!!!! I will be done March 31 to make room for some “new blood”!!!” Crime Stoppers regional co-ordinator Al Sismey, the only paid staff person with a volunteer-driven organization that started in Penticton about 23 years ago. Crime Stoppers at that time was new program created in the U.S. […]
Down the aisle
Area 27 – progressing towards track construction
Since our project received approval from the Osoyoos Indian Band, we have been moving forward with construction planning. One of the key next steps is to finalize track engineering in advance of earth moving. This requires a site visit by our track designer. Area 27 members and media will tour the track and site with […]