The South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce (SOCC) has elected a new Board of Directors eager to implement their strategic plan which was developed over the weekend. Armed with a new mission statement and many new faces, the lobby organization is eager to get to work. Oliver business owner Corrie Adolph, has been elected President of the SOCC […]
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Hong Kong – Mike Watson update
St. Mary’s Hospital (Hong Kong) The surgery went well. Both Lisa and Mike are now back in ICU. Lisa still has some minor discomfort/pain but is otherwise doing very well. Mike is still intubated but was alert enough to give the “thumbs up”. He is slowly coming out of sedation. For the record Mike’s wife […]
Quilts and sleeping bags for Moldova
Industrious crew work in the base of the Lutheran Church in Oliver. Linda Nunweiler and her crew want to thank the people of Oliver for donating the material (sheets, and other bedding) so that it can be made into sturdy and warm comfort for people in need in Moldova. We asked this shy group to […]
Sign complete
Thanks to Randy Houle – on duty for us at the RDOS offices. Drop in see the new digs.
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Why do you keep calling it a jail?
From the November 26, 2015 edition of the Vancouver Sun Violence in B.C.’s provincial jails on the rise Lack of intelligence gathering and sharing means prisoners are often placed among their enemies, lawsuits allege From the website of BC Corrections (Ministry of Justice) What is the difference between provincial and federal correctional centres and […]
93 jobs lost
Contract agreement reached for laundry services IHA ( Interior Health ) has reached a 20-year agreement with Ecotex Healthcare Linen Service Inc. to provide the majority of linen and laundry services through a centralized Kelowna-based facility, supported by regional distribution centres. “A clear case exists to proceed with outsourcing laundry services at our major facilities,” said […]
School closure process wrenching, says Tarr
By ROY WOOD The woman at the eye of the Osoyoos school closure storm says the experience of the last month or so has been amoung the most wrenching she has faced in her life. However, Okanagan-Similkameen school board chair Marieze Tarr said in a recent interview that despite the difficulty of the process and […]