Beware increased social media security risks says IT expert Penticton, B.C.—Last month’s report of a Newfoundland woman whose Tim Hortons’ RRRoll Up The Rim to Win prize was stolen after she posted a photo of her winning cup on Facebook is a reminder that you don’t really know who your “friends” are on social media. […]
Archives for March 2016
3000 attend health fair
Pictured Grant Storzuk – Osoyoos Physio + South Okanagan Wellness Centres. The Okanagan Similkameen Healthy Living Fair Society is thrilled with the turnout and support the community showed during this past weekend’s Healthy Living Fair which took place at the Penticton Trade & Convention Centre, with over 3,000 community members in attendance. Despite the rain […]
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After 40 years
Town buys prime downtown land By ROY WOOD The Town of Oliver has jumped into the downtown revitalization game with the purchase of a prime chunk of Main Street real estate. Mayor Ron Hovanes told Monday’s council meeting that the town recently used $162,000 of the land reserve fund to purchase three lots from local […]
Irrigation system to start on time
By ROY WOOD The Town of Oliver has a plan it believes will see the agricultural irrigation system up and running on time this spring, although flows will be lower than normal and some restrictions are possible. Council on Monday approved April 1 as the date to begin to fill the Oliver Water System and […]
Oliver council briefs
By Roy Wood Rainbow crosswalk for high school Oliver’s first “rainbow crosswalk” will cross Fairview Road toward the high school near Gala Street. The design selected by council on Monday includes colorful stripes running parallel to the roadway on a white background. The multi-coloured crosswalk is meant to represent social inclusion and a rejection of […]
Theatre Tickets now available on-line
The Oliver Community Theatre Society has teamed up with Canadian company TixHub to offer the convenience of a new on-line Community Box Office for events at the Frank Venables Theatre. Launching this week, the new Community Box Office is accessible 24/7 through the Venables Theatre website at www.venablestheatre.ca When purchased online, tickets can be printed […]
Fines to increase – for human caused fires
OLIVER – The B.C. government is taking a tougher stand to discourage behaviour that contributes to increased wildfire risks to help protect communities, natural resources and infrastructure from wildfire damage. Proposed legislative amendments introduced last week as part of the Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 12) include provisions aimed specifically […]