First degree murder charge laid in connection with homicide of Amelie Sakkalis A man has been arrested and charged with first degree murder in connection with the homicide of Amelie Sakkalis. On August 22, 2018 at approximately 7:45 p.m., the RCMP was called to an area north of Boston Bar near Highway 1 where they […]
Archives for 2018
Murder suspect is Oliver man
Council Briefs – Osoyoos
Milfoil cutting to be replaced by rototilling It’s that time of year when the Okanagan Basin Water Board switches from harvesting the Eurasian milfoil plants in Osoyoos Lake to rototilling, in the hopes of reducing the weed level. According to release from the water board, rototilling is the more effective method for controlling the noxious […]
Fall – MLA report
The Legislature will resume sitting in Victoria on Oct 1st. As this is a continuation of the spring session there will be no Ceremonial Speech from the Throne. There are many issues that will be debated between now and December but I am sure the Cannabis legalization on Oct 17th will be number one on […]
Jane Long, for Osoyoos Councillor
So, it’s official. I am running for Osoyoos Town Council in the upcoming election! I have been asked a few times WHY I am running – short form answer: before the nomination period I was frequently asked why I wasn’t funning and when I mentioned a few of the reasons to why not, I realized […]
Ron Hovanes, the Mayor
I am a life long Oliver resident. I grew up on a mixed fruit orchard and graduated from SOSS in 1980. Tara and I have four children and six grandchildren and we feel blessed to have been able to always call Oliver home. Volunteers are the backbone of our community and I am a proud […]
Dear Mr. Government
Three slides and a message These two places should have been fixed by now – the creek is dry and access to properties is limited by INACTION – Note to Mr. Government, MLA Larson, MOTI and Argo Road Maintenance. And….. thank you for the concrete culvert at the Donna Cooke Ranch
The Steele Report
I always thought an election was a clash of ideas and debate. When the process was over the person who presented the best ideas, and demonstrated they had the leadership skills to forward ideas into reality would gain the confidence of the electorate. The process we use in BC is called first past the post. […]