By ROY WOOD Osoyoos council will likely say “Thank you very much” at its meeting on Tuesday as it agrees to accept $397,000 from the provincial government as the town’s share of this year’s Resort Municipalities Initiative (RMI) funding. Osoyoos is one of 14 cities, towns and villages who get a piece of the […]

Thursday evening 7:30 Meadows Drive north of Salamander Avenue Car rolls over steep embankment – driver ejected – boy and woman trapped in crushed car Jaws of life used to help get passengers out ( real actors ) Driver lifted to top of hill to a waiting ambulance

Hydrologist to Assess how water flows in Willowbrook   A Local State of Emergency remains in effect for the Willowbrook area north west of Oliver, BC due to flooding along Kearns Creek affecting approximately 20 homes. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) has hired a specialized hydrologist to look at options for moving water through […]

From: Rick Knodel, Alternate Director, RDOS Area C (Oliver)   With the Kearns creek flow slowing, for now, I would personally like to thank all of the volunteers who came from not only Willow brook but the whole area. It restored my faith in humanity. We hear so much negative about the youth today but that was […]

  A Local State of Emergency remains in effect for the Willowbrook area north west of Oliver, BC. Since yesterday, water moving through the Willowbrook area in Kearns Creek has stabilized. Volunteers continue to do amazing work protecting homes, structures and property in the area. The upstream Kearns Creek Dam has been lowered significantly overnight. […]

Our Easter Parade Easter always brought the Gill family to visit with Jen’s Mom and Dad, Mr. and Mrs. Kelly. Ray and Jennie with their boys Gordon, Wayne and Gary from Vancouver and Ray’s Mom and Dad Mr.and Mrs. Gill from Castlegar would all arrive about the same time on Thursday night. Sometimes Ken Kelly […]