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. […]
Archives for 2018
Bridge Park cleanup needed
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 […]
Drag racing season – far from over
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 […]
Leave Your Handguns at Home
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 […]
Tourists have gone…… so lets…..
Photos by Roger Richardson Osoyoos Main Street – Highway 3
‘deja vu- – all over again!
A number of business owners frustrated about the level of crime in Oliver Business owner Chip Sabyan said he has been left with no other option to deter thieves from breaking into his business than to sleep in his vehicle at work. Sabyan, the owner of Sabyan Automotive Service and Repair, said in the month […]
Are you filing papers?
Nomination period kicked off Tuesday for 2018 municipal elections Candidates have 10 days to submit their papers. So that means September 14 is the deadline – a Friday There are 162 local elections across B.C. The official campaign period will begin on September 22, giving voters 29 days to brush upon their options before the […]
Did you know?
Recently, a reader stopped me on the street and asked – why does ODN rely on news from other media outlets. Good question. The answer is simple but I will be make it complex so I can get more words on the page. 1. At 3am in the morning – something big happens in Oliver […]