B.C. will spend $1.6 billion and hire 7,000 health-care workers in a bid to prevent a combination of COVID-19 and influenza from straining its health-care system this fall and winter A key part of the strategy, announced by Premier John Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer It reduces […]
Archives for September 2020
What sticking up in the sky?
Back to school
Classes beginning to fill up around 8am at Sen Pok Chin, SOSS, Oliver Elementary and Tucelnuit School At OES only half of the students attend today for orientation The other half tomorrow – and a full return of school students next Monday
Club 400 – Rotary Raffle winners
Corinne Janow Ticket #70 – $52.00 Donna Hoover Ticket #67 – $100.00
9 million plus contract award to fix Gallagher Lake syphon
Gallagher Lake Siphon Update and Award of Contract – Town of Oliver – Council received an update on the Gallagher Lake Low Head Siphon repair project outlining the progress to date, projected timelines/milestones for project completion, together with a budgetary update. Council was also updated on the status of permits relating to wildlife, species at […]
Town of Osoyoos endorses staff plan to re-open ice arena and other facilities
Re-opening community facilities in Osoyoos Over the past 6 months we have been part of various webinars on operating recreation facilities, cleaning and sanitizing facilities, reviewing in detail the orders from the PHO and sharing best practices for operations. We have taken part in creating our corporate safety plan and have been successful in offering […]
Proposed NP Reserve – squaring the lines
Town of Osoyoos council votes to ask Parks Canada to remove property within the municipality from the Proposed NP Reserve. Town of Osoyoos council has invited Sarah Boyle from Parks Canada to appear soon to give locals an update on the Proposed NP Reserve. Hatch marks on pix above shows where the NP Reserve is […]
Car fire – middle of the road – middle of the night
Time: Prior to 5 am Wednesday Location: McKinney Rd – west of Manuel’s Canyon Rd Two units RCMP 4 units Oliver Fire Department Vehicle fully involved – no sign of a driver or occupant