Landfill Fees to Rise at Penticton, Oliver, OK Falls and Keremeos Landfills On May 1, 2017, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen will be raising fees from $95 a metric tonne for regular garbage to $110 a metric tonne at the Campbell Mountain (Penticton), Oliver, Okanagan Falls and Keremeos Landfills. Additionally, the quantity of yard and […]
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Okanagan-Similkameen schools benefit from upgrades, classroom supplies
OLIVER – Students in the Okanagan-Similkameen School District will benefit from over $1.3 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects and classroom supplies, MLA Linda Larson announced today on behalf of Education Minister Mike Bernier. The district will extend the life of Similkameen Elementary Secondary and Osoyoos Secondary schools with $1.2 million in School […]
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Chainsaw crime – Yes for a Park sign taken down
One day after a billboard supporting a contentious national park plan was erected, it was destroyed. The sign, in support of a proposed park in the South Okanagan, was erected on Friday along Highway 3 on private property according to police. It read “YES National Park.” But, sometime overnight Saturday, RCMP say someone took a chainsaw it, […]