Provincial state of emergency in BC cancelled because of cool temperatures Campfire ban in rural areas cancelled. Check for details in your area.

Tower One Rescue Stanley Praimnath was a banker working on the 81st floor of Tower One. On the morning of Sept.11, 2001 he had felt a need to pray earnestly for his own safety and the welfare of his family. He didn’t know why but he spent extra time asking the Lord to protect him […]

The results of both of the lake water samples tested this week showed bacteria levels are well below the accepted Health Canada guidelines. This afternoon Interior Health informed us that we can rescind the water advisory for Rotary Beach, effective immediately. Thank you for your cooperation in making the public aware of this message Carol […]

Title The title of a story is the name for it, which is meant to represent what the story is about. Or not. The story title can intrigue, deflect, confuse, something to entice curiosity. It can also mean little unless we have read the first few books in the series. Any work of art can […]

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 […]