Obituary for the late Owen (Tracy) Mandau August 26, 1955 – July 18, 2020 On Saturday, July 18, 2020, Mr. Owen (Tracy) Mandau of Oliver passed away suddenly at his home at the age of 64 years. He was predeceased by his father Bill Mandau. Tracy will be fondly remembered by his loving family including […]

BTW loved the ‘marbles’ on your FB page

“Patrons should not pressure servers to pull restaurant and pub tables together for larger groups or to overlook people mixing between tables. Spending minimal time together and keeping physical distance between people is more effective than using masks,,,, – Dr. Bonnie Henry To those who attended mass gatherings without facemasks or any other social distancing […]

  Along the river

Osoyoos Lake will open for recreational and commercial salmon fishing on July 31, according to a bulletin published this week by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Recreational anglers will be limited to two sockeye per day from the norther basin of the lake, which is delineated by the Highway 3 bridge, and must catch them during […]

Just to be really clear on this – please don’t go out and spend money right now. Tiff Macklem, the new Bank of Canada Governor addressed the House of Commons Finance Committee last month and said that “we’re in a deep hole, and it’s going to be a long way out of this hole”. He […]

Community Members Needed to Monitor for Invasive Mussels and Clams Summerland, BC – The Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) is launching a citizen science initiative to help monitor for zebra and quagga mussels, and Asian clams in Okanagan lakes. The project offers two types of volunteer positions during the months of August and […]