Two men who own adjacent farms north east of Oliver’s town centre are seeking compensation over lost income which they say the province of BC replaced a superior irrigation water system (license to take water) with one that is not efficient or effective. Gordon Forbes and Art Dias said their water intake systems on the […]
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Same place on the river – a different problem
Keeping an eye on the river – counting salmon
Small turnout Sunday for celebrating the salmon event “There should be lots of opportunity to view spawning Sockeye salmon this year,” says Lee McFadyen who works with the Okanagan River Restoration Initiative. “153,632 sockeye have passed through the Fish Passage Center at Wells Dam in Washington State. In 2017 – 42,299 sockeye were recorded at […]
fish ten
by Julie Martineau
Covert’s Bench Did you know it was so large in size?
Concert Review by Bob Park
Mark Atkinson Trio with Cam Wilson This was the second time this year that the South Okanagan Concert Society has had both Mark Atkinson as well as Cameron Wilson on stage at the Frank Venables Theatre. Last winter we heard Atkinson as accompanist to the lovely gypsy cabaret style singer , Cari Burdett. Listening to […]
Wednesday – next
Read previous story and tell me if any of this makes sense
March 1 2018 Interior Health announced it is moving forward with a $970,000 upgrade to the emergency department at South Okanagan General Hospital (SOGH) which will improve patient privacy, flow, and the overall quality care provided to residents in the Oliver area. The project is partially funded by the Okanagan Similkameen Regional Hospital District (OSRHD), […]