On D-Day, 6 June 1944, Allied forces launched a combined naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France. Codenamed Operation ‘Overlord’, the Allied landings on the Normandy beaches marked the start of a long and costly campaign to liberate north-west Europe from German occupation. Newspaper supplied by Ernie Race (daily newspaper serving the Sunderland, South […]

On this day seventy five years ago the world held its breath as the Allied armies landed on the shores of Normandy France to liberate Europe from the scourge of the Nazis. We have heard the stories and we have been introduced to the hero’s of battle. The story I want to tell you is […]

Regular maintenance work? Installation of bird safe wire caps Kelowna media people present? A reponse? Owl fledglings killed on power poles recently. Fortis BC says it was a “rare incident”….the company said it’s committed to protecting the environment and wildlife from its systems within their operations area. “While incidents like this are rare, when they […]

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Structure fire – first dispatch 10:43 – cleared at 1:21 am Wednesday Recalled to fire at 2:49 am for a flare up. Police called to attend as the fire could have been started externally at rear of the structure.

10: 30 pm Tuesday in the 6000 block Station Street West Side By midnight fire knocked down but will take some time to open up the building to see what was smoldering. Abandoned and boarded up home south of Oliver Eats – fully involved with most units of the Oliver Fire Department dispatched. Some fear […]

Desert Sun Counselling & Resource Centre and Wellness Hub are excited to share that they are bringing the international wellness movement to Osoyoos on Saturday. The event is being held at Desert Sun at 8701 Main Street – June 8th from 9 am – 1 pm. Global Wellness Day which is celebrated all around the […]