Foot of Veteran’s Way near Tourism Centre. Town of Oliver says: We are currently working on re-purposing a 14″ water mainline pipe that directly feeds to the reservoirs. This line was stagnant and not being used since we shut down our CPR and Lions Pump Houses because of higher uranium levels in the water. Now […]
Archives for October 2016
Eastlink Curling Centre hosts Mixed Sixties Bonspiel
Oliver Curling Club held a fun mixed bonspiel Saturday with a 60’s theme. The overall winning team was a family affair – with John Surovy curling with his daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and Al Pratt. They were joined by long-time friend Nicole Nemechuck. John’s wife Sharon was the lucky winner of the 50/50 draw. Other […]
Rural report with Laird Smith
Happy Halloween from Laird Last week I mentioned some of the difficulties that tree fruit farmers encountered while operating in the Okanagan Valley. In going through the Orchard Run columns written by Wally Smith, I came across one that illustrates the plight of the tree fruit farmer. This column was written on September 30, 1971 […]
Runway light blocked by trees ?
Penticton media outlets reporting: A number of flights over the weekend cancelled if they arrived or departed in the dark. “Out of an abundance of caution, WestJet is currently not flying into Penticton at night because of a safety issue we are having with the runway lights being blocked by trees,” said Lauren Stewart, media […]
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Message from the local RCMP
Oliver RCMP would like to invite kids to come by the Oliver Detachment on October 31st between 3:00 and 3:30 pm to show off their Halloween costumes to us! We will have goodies and fun grab bags for the kids. Monsters, ghosts and goblins are welcome! We would also like to remind families to be safe […]
Beyond Bliss change
Coyotes sweep Chiefs – move into first place
A dominating opening period which saw the Coyotes out shoot visiting Kelowna 21-11 and outscore them 1-0, led to a weekend sweep of the Chiefs, and a first place tie in the Okanagan Division. Osoyoos beat Kelowna 4-1 in Kootenay International Junior B Hockey League action Sunday at Sun Bowl Arena, with 350 fans in attendance, […]