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Archives for February 2020
Council briefs – Town of Oliver
Curling Team Antunes Grant Request – Council supported Team Antunes with $700.00 to aid in traveling costs to attend the U18 Curling Provincials in Parksville in mid-March. Tyler Antunes from Oliver forms part of this curling team, other members are from Kelowna and Summerland. The team had requested only an amount up to $500 with […]
Quote of the week
“The care home has been under an incredible amount of scrutiny since its ownership was taken over by the Chinese government. The Summerland Seniors Village is one of 21 B.C. facilities owned by Retirement Concepts, a company purchased by China’s Anbang Insurance for $1B ….. In February 2018, the Chinese government seized control of the […]
SOSS Enrichment Fund – celebrating 25 years
Five of the original formation group – Ernie Dumais, Frank Stariha, Janet Shaw, Bill Barisoff and John McCarthy The Southern Okanagan Secondary School Enrichment Fund Society is celebrating its’ 25th year. A new donor board unveiled in the school library today along with group pictures, coffee and cookies. Scholarships in the amount of $29 thousand […]
Weekend Bonspiel winners – Oliver Curling Club
Photo 1 – Winners’ A Ladies event. Skip Joelle Majeau, Cindy Grigg, Steffany Buholzer, and Vanessa Harrison Photo 2 – Winner’s A Mens event. Skip Glen Brennan, Art Lappalainen, John McKay, and Roland Dheilly Photos submitted by Dale Dodge
Letter to the editor
Avro Oil – ALC decision For many years now Mr. Feeny and his companies Avro Oil, and EZ Outdoor Storage have been and still are outstanding members of our business community and good corporate citizens. During this time variances were needed as is often the case for business to meet regulations. Where these caused no […]
July 1st – Osoyoos residents go green with no blue bags
Each pickup location will pay $42 a year for at least six years. This option puts the onus on the waste contractor to do maintenance to the system not the Town. Recycle BC is requiring that the Town go to a pickup of recyclables without the use of plastic(Blue) bags by July 1st of 2020. […]
Aggravated assault charges dropped against Summerland man
On Thursday, February 20, a stay of proceedings was enter in BC Supreme Court…. Gregory Stanley Nield had been set to be re-tried for allegations he assaulted his psychiatrist at Penticton General Hospital 6 years ago. Nield was set for retrial on the matter in which he confronted Dr. Rajeev Sheoran on Dec. 5, 2014, […]