Happy Retirement, Vicky! A throng of grateful admirers turned out to the Open House held at the Oliver Library on Thursday to honour Vicky White who has served our community as Head Librarian for 31 years. Don Nettleton, CEO of the Okanagan Regional Library, was the first of many to offer his appreciation for Vicky’s […]

  Thursday the  RCMP’s Community Support & Enforcement Team (CSET), executed a search warrant at “Green Essence”, an illegal marijuana dispensary, at 409 Martin Street, in Penticton. The investigation confirmed the storefront did not have a licence to sell marijuana, and that it was selling the drug to anyone, whether they had a medical license or not. Over […]

Flood mitigation works Work was planned to facilitate the lowering of water mains to install a large box culvert at Road 5 and Highway 97. Water was scheduled to be turned off Thursday September 6th between 8:30am  – 4:30pm for domestic water users. Affected addresses were notified with a door hangar that provided additional information. […]

A park without a name. A park without a design plan. Many options – now ( next three weeks ) the right time to get moving. Ideas: Get rid of the trailer Clean up the area Raise the level to a point between adjacent sidewalk and parking lot level of hotel Ask the Hotel to […]

  The long, hot summer nights may be in the rearview mirror for the Okanagan valley, but the drag racing season is far from over. Wine Country Racing Association (WCRA) volunteers are hard at work, getting set for the annual Car Club Challenge. The 9th installment of the valley-wide rumble is on the horizon. The […]

Between 2013 and 2017, 214 guns were seized at CBSA ports of entry in the Okanagan and Kootenay District. “Our border services officers are the first people visitors will meet. They want to welcome travellers into Canada; however, they take protecting our borders and safeguarding Canadians very seriously. Our officers remain vigilant in the interdiction […]

Photos by Roger Richardson Osoyoos Main Street – Highway 3