Ranking in Thompson Okanagan area – the less the number better Summerland 26 Penticton 23 Oliver 7 (25th in province) Osoyoos 21 Keremeos 4 (14th in province) Princeton 17 Only 6 out of the 152 municipalities (4%) examined in BC kept operating spending in line with inflation and population growth over the past decade. No […]
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Terry Irvine (4)
Help me – with memories
It was the war years. The 1929 Building called the O T O High School. Where did the elementary and primary students go to school? Old scout hall? and Testalinda Creek? Thanks to Linda and Art Isaak – we will do a larger tribute to this era closer to Remembrance Day. 1929 Building – 12 […]
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RDOS to control Willowbrook water utility
Regional District Okanagan Similkameen directors will likely approve the acquisition of a water utility after the present owner decided to relinquish control to the water customers. In 1972 the Willowbrook Water Utility was established by Terry and Jo Johnson. 80 lots are currently served with a 12 inch well, 28 thousand gallon storage unit and […]
Meeting message – clear
Over 100 persons attended an RDOS public meeting designed to seek reaction to a plan for the “South Spur” of a new KVR lands South Okanagan Trail from Road 22 to near the town boundaries on Sawmill Road. The crowd of farmers and environmentalists each with a point of view expressed their ideas clearly: “We […]
OES gets improved roof
Oliver Elementary School lands funding for upgrade OES will be able to proceed with a routine capital project thanks to $140,000 in provincial funding. This improvement will help provide healthy, safe and modern learning environments. The project will see the replacement of the remaining sections of roof that were not completed this summer. Work is […]