This is a satisfaction survey conducted this year for the Regional District Okanagan Similkameen. 94% of phone survey respondents were homeowners, compared to the same figure in 2014, 89% in 2012, and 91% in 2010 and 88% of those surveyed have lived in the Regional District more than five years, exactly the same percentage as […]
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Police chase ends with spike belt near OK Falls
Tuesday Around 6:10 p.m. a grey 2006 Ford F350 reported stolen from the Walmart parking lot. Less than one hour later, an employee at the prison in Oliver contacted the Penticton RCMP to report an unknown male had visited the facility to drop off an item for an inmate in the stolen truck. RCMP departed […]
Think about it – with Joseph Seiler
Valid Valid means genuine, true, having been checked out. If you validate me that could mean that you verify that I am who or what I am (yes, Joseph is an accordion player). It could also mean that you see me as a real and worthy human being and help me to realize it. We […]
Smokey skies from Washington state fire – south of Cathedral Lake
Castanet reports: Considerable smoke can be seen in the skies around the South Okanagan, due to a wildfire burning south of the border. The B.C. Wildfire branch has confirmed the smoke is coming from a wildfire burning in Washington, dubbed the “Diamond Creek Fire.” The 2,700 hectare blaze is burning around 28 kilometres north of […]
Christy Clark resigns as Liberal Party Leader
Former premier Christy Clark will step down as leader of the B.C. Liberal Party on Aug. 4 and leave politics. The announcement comes just 10 days after B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan was sworn in as B.C. premier, having formed a historic alliance with the B.C. Green Party following a tumultuous provincial election. “Serving as […]
Nag Nag………. Nag!!
ODN is a great service but a few rules apply…. Have you noticed your FREE ad is not on Oliver Daily New – why would that be? You have not given a first and last name – required You have not given contact info – required You have tried to engage in a chit chat […]
Vaseux lake – weeds – is there a solution?
Last year a lot of complaints about weeds destroying the lake with requests to get rid of the noxious plants. ODN has been following this for some time and contacted the Okanagan Basin Water Board. So far no landing spot for the mower has been found according to the staff at Kelowna’s OBWB office.