Picture above Penticton Marina Premier Christy Clark is spending the day checking out the flooding situation along Okanagan Lake. Penticton MLA Dan Ashton said she was visiting impacted neighbourhoods in Trout Creek and at the Red Wing Resort near Penticton. Ashton said he’s been keeping the Premier4 updated about the situation in the South Okanagan and she volunteered to tour […]

We want to let you know what’s happening at the SOCC right now, as well as our plans for the future.  You may know that Denise Blaskho recently left the Chamber to take a position with a local physiotherapy clinic.  We are sorry to see Denise go and wish her the very best. Like many […]

Dozens of volunteers with the Okanagan Forest Task Force gathered up Postill Lake Road on June 3 to bear the brunt of others’ illegal dumping. The weekend’s clean up brought the group’s 10-month total to 111,000 pounds of detrimental waste that is now where it should be – in the landfill. 111,000 pounds of scrap […]

 Photo Credit: Dan Hodson Pat McGinnis (Nelson) and Wade Lahaise (Ladysmith) get the green light at Richter Pass Motorplex in Osoyoos. These two were part of the Nostalgia Gasser special event. Last weekend brought with it (finally!) weather that suits the slogan “Osoyoos, BC – Canada’s pocket desert”. Mother Nature let up with her rain […]

Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship is proud to announce its first annual Wildlife Habitat Stewardship Awards. The wwards recognize landowners and volunteers who have made a significant contribution towards a collaborative stewardship project on their property or have championed projects on public lands. OSS executive director Alyson Skinner says The Okanagan and Similkameen region has a rich […]

Colorful Reflections on a “new” pond on Wilson Mountain Road – by John Chapman Recent picture used as a banner – motorcycles at Area 27 – by Christine Hewitt

Large format picture by Colleen Misner