Trustees (Governance) all figures used as at June 30th 2018 Employees Those making more than $75 thousand: Cost $9,127,731 Those making less than $75 thousand: Cost $11,045,400 Top 7 persons paid Bev Young Superintendent: $159,090 Supra Palippa Secretary-Treasurer: $130, 854 Marcus Toneatto Director of Inquiry: $129,830 Cate Turner SESS Principal: $125,530 Shendah Benoit Special […]
Archives for November 2018
Head Count – October 31st at area schools
Elementary Ok Falls: 93 Similkameen and Cawston : 285 Osoyoos: 352 Oliver and Tuc-el-nuit: 614 Secondary Osoyoos: 201 Similkameen: 212 Oliver: 491
by Pat Whalley
SAVING FOR THE FUTURE Recently Dave and I and two friends had a trip to England and Scotland, for ten days we stayed with my cousin at her rather ramshackle cottage in southern Scotland. Lee’s home is six miles from the English border and is located in a very remote spot. She lives on about […]
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On the Sunnyside
Master Detectives We may be thrilled when crime scene investigators solve a case by detecting small but conclusive evidence. That is remarkable. Very minute detection can occur using nature’s electromagnetic spectrum (EMS). The EMS spans a huge range of wave lengths: from 300m AM radio waves, to short waves, TV & FM radio, cellular, microwaves, […]
by Coral Brown
The Twin Lake water level is always guided/ordered by the Ministry to protect down stream. How long, when and at what rate water maybe released from Twin Lake is provided. Unfortunately, the climate (snow pack, precipitation and timing of rains is unpredictable. In 2017 & 2018, Twin Lakes was used as a reservoir to protect […]
Condolences to the family
Obituary for the late Josephine (Jo) Johnson June 4, 1936 – November 14, 2018 On Wednesday, November 14, 2018, Mrs. Josephine (Jo) Johnson of Oliver passed away peacefully at the South Okanagan General Hospital at the age of 82 years. She was predeceased by her husband Terry; brother Karl and her parents. Jo […]
Fire Siren at 6:15 this morning
Location: 5600 block of Hwy 97 south of Oliver near Road 2 Report of vehicle fire but more likely a small fire inside a trailer parked to the south of the Mexican Roadside Café. One unit of the Oliver Firefighters used extinguishers to put out the fire sources of an undetermined nature. RCMP requested to […]