Leading those consultations will be Sarah Boyle, the appointed federal project manager for the proposed park. She most recently steered the development of the Rouge National Urban Park near Toronto, which involved working with farmers within it. “In the coming weeks, Boyle will be introducing herself to the various stakeholders, organizations and others interested in […]

  2:57 am Friday BC Forestry Service requests “water tender” to assist with a number of spot fires in the McKinney Rd and Old Camp McKinney Rd area east of Oliver on the road to Baldy. No structures threatened. Oliver Fire Department assisted by supplying resources.

A 54-year-old man*  is dead after a shooting outside his rural Oliver-area home Tuesday. On July 17 at 10:11 p.m., Oliver/Osoyoos RCMP responded to a residence on Wilson Mountain Road. Police discovered a gunshot victim and commenced medical assistance. The man was taken to hospital, where he passed away. The family of the victim states  Christopher […]

Rob ‘n’ Walker for a second year in a row returns to play in the park. Previously appearing as The Rob Robertson Band, the trio has a new name but the same great country rock and Americana sound. Lead singer Rob, a Nashville musician, has been on a killer song-writing streak of late, so audiences […]

The following is a video on the proposed National Park Reserve for the South Okanagan done by Brian Amos and Norm Eady to inform the people of the South Okanagan and  the residents of British Columbia what the impact of a National Park Reserve in the South Okanagan would have on the area.   We […]

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“Popular dentist from Wigton, Cumbria dies in motorbike crash in Canada” Paul Knight, from Wigton, was fatally injured in a collision in BC on Saturday. His wife also sustained serious injuries in the collision which involved three vehicles. Wife Michelle was also involved in the collision and sustained a number of serious injuries. She was due […]