Board of Education Report September 25, 2019 Welcome to the new school year! On behalf of the Board, I would like to wish all our students and staff a successful year. Following are some highlights of items discussed at the September 25, 2019 School District No. 53 Board of Education meeting. Administration informed the Board […]

Rogers Pass, Kootenay Pass,  the Coquihalla Highway from Merritt to Kamloops and the Okanagan Connector should see snow near the summits Friday, with light accumulations possible through the weekend. Special weather statements have been posted for higher-elevation highways in the B.C. Peace River, Boundary, Chilcotin, East Columbia, Elk Valley, Fort Nelson, Kootenay Lake, Muncho Lake […]

Photo by Sandra Smith – up da hill

A couple of memories – new school and some person painted graffiti on it and I took a pix. I was dressed down. Recently someone painted on a yellow wall (food store) and another person sent me the picture of it. I did not react. Last week a nice lady sent me a picture of […]

Let The song Let It Be from the Beatles speaks to release of what hurts me. Let it be, means allow it to stay as is, to accept it, to leave it alone. And… to stop thinking and suffering over it. The harder part, it seems. Sometimes I just want to improve things. That is […]

MANAGING MY LIFE How do you manage? This silly question was asked of me many times when people saw me with my four preschoolers. How can one possibly answer that query? Marrying at nineteen with a baby on the way is a bit of an awkward start to being a newlywed. Not for us the […]

THAT Council award the Town of Oliver’s Bylaw Enforcement and Animal Control services agreement to Wayne Belleville to be in effect from October 11, 2019 until December 31, 2019;   AND THAT Council rescind the following Town of Oliver Bylaw Enforcement Officers pursuant to Section 36 of the Police Act and Section 264 of the Community […]