Cost of study $30,400 Air service study for Penticton Regional Airport.   The goal to show Air Canada there is sufficient market demand to justify using larger aircraft on its Penticton-Vancouver flights and if demand is great enough to add additional weekly service to Calgary by WestJet. Manager of the City of Penticton requested help from regional partners. […]

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Last week’s column was a rant about people who insist on thrusting their sexual orientation into the public domain. I personally do not care which category you fall into, it is your business and yours alone. Just be glad you live in a part of the world where the choice […]

Loves the cone flower

On Monday – MVA rollover on HWY 3 down a 50 ft embankment. All parties remarkably walked away ok Posted on Facebook at 8pm Tuesday by Osoyoos Fire Department Roll over 11.39 am Monday at Kobau Viewpoint Hwy 3 west of Osoyoos  

By ROY WOOD The main new thing about the non-smoking bylaw that went into effect in Oliver on Monday is that you can no longer smoke in parks and other outdoor recreational spaces. But it isn’t as draconian as the originally proposed bylaw, which, according to Councillor Dave Mattes, “was so large that we were […]

Greyhound’s departure from Western Canada will be a blow to small communities.  “I’m not surprised that Greyhound is cutting services to smaller communities, because they’ve been doing this for years,” said Oliver mayor Ron Hovanes. “But the fact that they are pulling out completely, it’s going to be devastating for smaller rural communities.” Osoyoos mayor Sue McKortoff […]

Kandice Davidson says The cougar that’s been hanging around south of Thorpe bridge/north of road 9 is BIG! He is not afraid & growled at man & dog. Man & dog backed up slowly with big branch. Thankfully dog was leashed b/c of thunder or situation could have been very different. BE VERY CAREFUL!!! Editor’s […]

The Society has been negotiating a new lease (Heritage Service Agreement) for a number of years as a previous arrangement had expired on the near 31.3 hectares site – (Eight sizable lots on the Fairview slopes). The land involved has boundaries ( in part – between Fairview Rd, Old Golf Course Rd and Knippelberg Rd […]