Mirror ‘Mirror, mirror, on the wall…’ is a familiar line from Sleeping Beauty. The mirror, in this case, is not only showing the Queen herself, it is comparing her beauty to all others. Wow, quite a mirror. A mirror was a greatly prized object in early days as the technology to make a good one […]
Archives for 2017
Think about it – with Joseph Seiler
MLA Larson reports
Winter Newsletter While economies all around us continue to struggle, BC is still leading Canada in employment growth. Stats Canada’s annual Labour Force Survey showed that BC’s unemployment rate declined by 0.3% to 5.8% – the lowest rate among the provinces. We know a job is the best way for people to take care of […]
On the sunnyside
Mitchell’s Journey Part 2 of 7 Mitchell was almost eager to share his idea when he met Sam again. His answer was that he would stick with the idea of an eternally self-existent piece of matter from which everything around us had generated and Sam could rely on his idea of an eternally self-existent […]
Oliver library open Saturday – gremlins invade ODN
Some flooding (water damage) at the local library has closed the facility for two days. Cause unknown. ” The library will reopen tomorrow in a limited capacity. Patrons are welcome to come to the Fairview Road entrance door and pick up their book requests and return their books. We will have a very small browsing area available […]
Suspicious death – declared a homicide
2017-01-20 12:14 PST File # 2017-0705 The RCMP continue their investigation into the body found January 17, 2017, beside Willowbrook Road. The 27 year old male from the Kelowna area was the victim of an apparent homicide. Investigators cannot comment upon the cause of death nor the identity of the victim until the autopsy is […]
Progress on civic park
Old pump house being removed. Town has plans for improvements to Centennial Park and access to hike and bike trail.
Chamber of Commerce leadership renewed
South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce each year selects nine or more directors at an Annual General Meeting. Those directors then meet and select table officers. 2016 was a year of many changes – 4 persons (listed at top) selected in both years to serve on the board. Jamie Cox was appointed to the board in […]