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 […]

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 […]

Draft The draft horse is employed to pull something like a barge or maybe a sled. To draft is to draw, as in pull. We can pull a draft of beer into a glass and call it draft beer because it was pulled from a barrel. Geese are famous for draft flying in that they […]

MY BEST   “Dammit,” I exclaimed while pulling off on the side of the road. I was headed to a cabin owned by friends at Baldy. They were away and had offered it to me, as I needed some quiet time away from my home in town, to further my writing skills and catch up […]

District 8 – South Okanagan Acciona Infrastructure Maintenance Inc. New company awarded lucrative contract. Acciona is a global company employing 35,000 people, with an office in Vancouver The company calls itself “a leading company for developing sustainable solutions around the world through its different activities.” It develops bridges, tunnels, highways, railways and high speed rail […]