Presentations will be at: Osoyoos Secondary School at 945 a.m and Outma school on Penticton Indian Reserve at 1:45 p.m. on January 11th and Princess Margaret at 945 a.m. and Penticton Secondary at 140 p.m. on January 12th. End Gang Life presentations coming to four schools in South Okanagan this week. On January 11th and […]
Archives for 2017
End gang life presentation – Osoyoos
In search of
On January 1st, 2017 Keremeos RCMP responded to a Break and Enter reported at on Chopaka Rd. Suspects broke the glass on the ground floor door over the previous few days while the owner was away. They entered the residence, stealing a .270 Winchester rifle and a saddle with the words “In memory of Ralph […]
Modest snowpack at higher elevations
Snowpack Snow basin indices for January 1st 2017 range from a low of 49% of normal in the Liard to a high of 114% in the South Coast (Table 1 and Figure 1). The province has below-normal snow pack for January 1st, with the average of all snow measurements at 82%. Well below-normal snowpack (<65%) […]
Rural report with Laird Smith
December 3 1964 was a monumentous day. It was a day I thought would never arrive, for I was afraid I would die before it happened. One of my friends had died sliding down a mountain and I thought I would be the next one to suffer such a untimely fate. I made it! Now […]
Congratulations
Brianne Hillson says The South Okanagan Warriors (Atom Rec) won their home tournament yesterday.
The roads – Town of Oliver
We currently use a salt/sand mixture that a couple of the larger trucks use to spread on roads where needed. We also have a water/salt brine liquid mixture that is used on unit #12 (Flat deck with tank) that often sprays most of the hilly streets in Oliver and is sent out as needed, even […]
RIP Cecilia George – update
April 25, 1942 to January 3, 2017 Cecilia George of Adams Lake, wife of former OIB Chief Hubert (Hub) George has passed in her 74 year. Our respects to a fine lady. *** Cecilia Ann George April 25, 1942 – January 03, 2017 Cecilia Ann George, nee Sampson, beloved wife of Mr. Hubert George […]