The start to a near 1 million dollar reno to the ER and Admissions area would indicate the hospital has a future as an acute care facility. Funding approved 1 year ago. Rumour – contract has been let and work to start soon. BUT no details, no ribbon cutting, no ground breaking announced.

Secure funding in place – Oliver’s Men’s Shed program is ready to go. The Men’s Shed, a space for men from Oliver and Osoyoos to come together and work on projects, is opening at the end of April according to Desert Sun executive director Marieze Tarr (centre in picture) “When men downsize and move into […]

  A happy spring that is free from floods is what I’m sure we are all hoping for. Conditions are different this year as the snowpack is a bit below normal and a lot of rain is not in the forecast. The melt will be quite rapid with our rising temperatures and the ground is […]

District staff reported to the Board that 43 high school students represented School District No. 53 at the Skills Canada and Technology Competition. Of note, there were four students who earned Gold and are invited to compete in the Provincial Skills Canada Competition at the Tradex in Abbotsford on April 15, 2019. The students who […]

Data and Information My previous post was written extemporaneously as a response to comments. This post had been written first and I had expected it to be the last on the subject of the response to mass shootings. I intend to turn to other subjects. Whenever and wherever in the world a mass shooting takes […]