Richard Cannings MP (South Okanagan—West Kootenay) is holding a town hall meeting with fellow NDP MP Nathan Cullen (Skeena-Bulkley Valley) in Penticton on Friday, September 28th. Cannings wants to discuss the Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion with constituents. A federal court ruling recently halted construction on the expansion, citing serious concerns with the environmental impact of the […]
Archives for 2018
Road 9 – major construction zone Wednesday – water shut off
Flood Mitigation Works – September 26 & 27, 2018 Flood mitigation works are scheduled for today Wednesday and tomorrow Thursday to allow the Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure to lower water mains to install a large box culvert at Road 9. Domestic Water Shut Off – Wednesday, September 26, 2018 Affecting homes at Highway 97 near […]
Letter to the editor
From: Sylvia Murray When my husband and I first bought a house in the Okanagan just over 11 years ago, many of our neighbours and friends wondered why people of our age (early 40’s) would want to reside in Oliver, as it was considered more of a retirement community. There weren’t very many […]
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Permanent fire guard being built at Mt. Baldy
Osoyoos Indian Band, the Mountain Resorts Branch, Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC), Mt. Baldy Resort and wildfire management specialists at Davies Wildfire Management have started work on a landscape level fire management project. The project is a fuel break entailing a 350 to 400-metre-wide horseshoe shaped band surrounding Baldy Mountain Resort, the community, and […]
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Cathedral Lakes Photos by Edwin Dukes
MP gets meeting arranged in Ottawa
Mr. Richard Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay, NDP): Mr. Speaker, two years ago, a huge rock fall destroyed the South Okanagan irrigation canal, which is essential to the orchards and vineyards that are the backbone of the local economy. The B.C. government has stepped up with a pledge of $5 million to help fix this, but […]