MILFOIL A GROWING CONCERN THIS SUMMER DUE TO FLOODING  fter a cold winter and wet spring in the Okanagan, the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is getting ready for a significant bloom of invasive milfoil in valley lakes this summer. “In a normal year, spring runoff will bring extra nutrients into our lakes, fertilizing the […]

Over 500,000 sand bags have been distributed throughout the Okanagan-Similkameen. The Ministry of Forest Lands Natural Resources, under the Water Sustainability Act, requires that no sand be dumped or emptied intentionally along any creek, river, waterbody or foreshore. Instead, the Province of BC will pay Local Governments to remove full sandbags. The disposal process will […]

A Powerful 150!! On July 1, 1867 the governing authorities implemented a powerful decision that formed the dominion of Canada. In spite of huge ups and downs during the last 150 years, we are blessed to be living in that country. Every time I’ve been to another country I’ve looked forward to coming back to […]

A Shameful History We all have different opinions of our little town of Oliver..most of our opinions are positive and full of good memories growing up here. There was a time however when Oliver and Osoyoos went through a period that was racist and shameful. When Fairview started up, there were quite a few Chinese […]

By ROY WOOD A dozen or so people gathered at Gyro Park on Friday afternoon for what was billed as a rally to protest the inadequacy of health care services in the South Okanagan. Organizer Marilyn Muldoon said in an interview that she and her Residents for Healthcare group are “hoping to send a colourful […]

Friday – wild fires of note in southern BC High temperatures, a long weekend coming up Be cautious.