Town downscales airport taxiway plan The town will seek provincial grant funding to extend the north end of the Oliver Airport taxiway and leave the south end for another time. Chief financial officer David Svetlichny told councillors on Tuesday that two earlier attempts to obtain provincial funding are believed to have been unsuccessful because the […]
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Something to think about – in April*
National Advance Care Planning Day will be celebrated locally in April. You can participate by sharing information and having important conversations with family and friends. You can learn more about Advance Care Planning by attending one of two free presentations being provided by Desert Valley Hospice Society and Community Foundation South Okanagan/Similkameen on Saturday, April […]
Into the record books
I don’t know if you’d want to post this on your site as a human-interest story, but I thought I’d send it to you anyway. Attached is my mother’s Easter breakfast surprise. She cracked open an egg to find 3 yolks inside it! Interestingly, the egg was no larger than usual. According to the Internet, […]
In the eye of media
High school traffic jam
More than 500 people from the community bolstered by secondary school students, many cement trucks, orchard sprayers, flat bed trucks, and a honking fire truck assembled before noon to show that Osoyoos does not want any of their schools closed. The element of commercial support enormous led by organizer Brenda Dorosz. One elderly lady cornered […]
You might be wondering – “very soon” means??
Re: Public feedback to the Intentions Paper regarding a Protected Areas Framework for British Columbia’s South Okanagan. The review of feedback is still ongoing as BC Parks staff continue to review submissions from a variety of sources including the web-based questionnaire, several hundred letters and emails, and over 800 postcards. In total, more than 3,400 […]
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“Loose lips sink ships”
In the last two weeks I have heard a rumour. A rumour about ODN. Let’s nip it in the bud. Oliver Daily News is owned and operated by Jack Bennest – it has NOT been sold. A bit of background: Osoyoos Daily News has never been owned by Jack Bennest – it recently changed owners […]