UPDATE on IH numbers: A total of eight (8) new COVID-19 cases were reported in Interior Health since Friday, bringing the total number of cases in IH since the start of the pandemic to 425. 21 cases are active and in isolation. No one is in hospital. Within IH, the cases linked to Kelowna since June 26 rose […]
Archives for August 2020
by Mike Monaghan
Covid Facts
Town of Oliver – Council briefs
Hester Creek Spillway Pipe Relining Award – Council awarded the Hester Creek Spillway Pipe Relining Project to H & M Excavating Ltd. in the amount of $107,887.50. This project is to repair the culvert system which was damaged due to flooding and debris flows in the spring of 2017 and 2018. Water Quality Summary Report […]
New Town Hall?
* BC Community Housing Fund – Council approved a $40,000 budget amendment from the General Capital Reserve to apply for a grant to the BC Community Housing Fund for a mixed use development on town-owned lots on Main Street. The development will comprise approximately 20 units of affordable housing, commercial space and a new Town […]
by Frank Neil
What do you know about the flu ?
What is Influenza? Influenza is a respiratory infection caused by viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae. These viruses contain a lipid envelope. It can be distinguished from the common cold (which is also caused by viruses) because it generally results in a more severe illness, with a sudden onset of headache, chills and cough followed rapidly […]