Starting June 3, 2016, the Okanagan Nation Alliance’s (ONA) kł cp̓əlk̓ stim̓ Hatchery will be providing sockeye salmon fry for release taking place at 6 Mile Creek, Trout Creek, and  Mission Creek. The releases of 230,000 fry are in recognition and celebration of the Syilx peoples’ continued successful efforts to bring sockeye salmon back to […]

Don’t Forget Your Umbrella Last Sunday, June 18, Wine Country Racing Association (WCRA) hosted their last drag race for the spring portion of their 2017 season. It may have been Father’s Day, but Mother Nature made sure everyone knows she’s still the boss. Rain delayed the side-by-side drag racing action for a while, but it […]

Shortly after 0800 am on June 17th, 2017, the Keremeos RCMP responded to an incident on the Fairview-Cawston Road approximately 5 km east of Cawston.  The complaint related to an individual with a firearm.  The Fairview-Cawston Road was blocked off for approximately 3 hours while police responded to this incident.  Officers from Oliver, Osoyoos, Keremeos […]

Ask anyone what they imagine a move to a small town like ours will provide and, chances are, they will say that they expect a peaceful, quiet lifestyle. Anyone driving through Oliver and surrounding districts sees rolling hills, covered in grapevines and mile after mile of orchard.  Add to this the warm, dry climate and […]

WCRA umbrella. This strange sight at Richter Pass Motorplex in Osoyoos on Father’s Day is how drag racers make an umbrella. WCRA lined all the street cars up at the starting line during the rain delay in an attempt to keep the water off the track.P

 Victor Joseph Lessard Aug. 12, 1934 – June 10, 2017   On Saturday, June 10, 2017, Mr. Victor Joseph Lessard of Oliver passed away peacefully at the McKinney Place Extended Care Unit at the age of 82 years. He was predeceased by his wife Doreen Lessard; parents Lucien and Rosalie Lessard; sisters Helen (Gilbert) Brock […]