CPP – To delay or not to delay? When is the right time to take CPP? Should you delay or should you take it early? I’m asked this question quite often and the answer is -“It depends”. Everybody’s situation is different and what’s best for your neighbour might not be the best option for […]
Archives for October 2018
Where?
by Gail Prior
Back from the east
Lakeside Travel’s 12th Annual Getaway Gals Atlantic Canada – Another Huge Success!!!
School District report
School District No. 53 (Okanagan Similkameen) Welcome to the new school year! While it is early in the school year, following is a brief description of items discussed at the School District 53 Board of Education meeting held on September 26, 2018. We are in our third year of implementation of the K-9 curriculum. Teachers […]
Letter to the editor
ODN asked those running in rural area C (RDOS) to answer questions posed by Publisher From Rick Knodel ON RELATIONSHIPS – Area “C” and the Town of Oliver I believe that over the years the relationship between the Town of Oliver and Area “C” has been like a good marriage where there is the occasional […]
Andre Miller for water councillor
Born in Oliver in 1950 Graduated from SOSS in 1968 Certification Mining Technology from BCIT in 1971 Six years later took over my father’s farm with wife Maria Active in BC Fruit Growers and a director of the Okanagan Similkameen Co-op 1990 Elected councillor – Town of Oliver water utility Experience since first elected: Appointed to the […]
New biffy for West Bench recreation area – Osoyoos
By ROY WOOD Users of the West Bench recreational facilities and adjacent hiking trails will likely have an all-season washroom on site in the spring. Council gave pre-budget approval Monday for town staff to order a Green Flush Technologies single-stall Aspen model washroom. The unit will have interior and exterior lighting, stainless steel fixtures and […]
ISO – in search of “Testalinda”
Yvonne Moore – daughter of Frank and Vera Venables, she and daughter Tara Hovanes joined me in a hilarious journey to Road 18 Tuesday searching for any remaining structure that would place the exact spot of the Testalinda School. The report card held is for grade 3 – attendee Yvonne Venables at the height of the war […]