Will this sign survive the week RDOS says it is set to lift the 2+ year boil water order with new features at the local domestic water utility Date possible Wednesday July 29 Below pictures a new “chlorine contact” field where well water comes in contact with a disinfectant. Interior Health has not been happy […]
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Why the ticket?
Spotted on Rd 3 in Rural Area C – NO blue bags allowed after July 1st for pickup. Not sure everyone got the message.
Down the aisle
Rail trestle in Similkameen to be removed
Engineering staff with the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development have determined that an old trestle on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail north of Tulameen is structurally unsound and no longer safe to use. The trail is now closed to the public and will be removed. Public safety was the top […]
Sunny and Warm
On the Sunnyside
Kathy Kathy arrived at the New York City women’s shelter dressed in dirty rags and holding a small paint can. Wherever this young girl went the can came with her. Meal time, shower time, counseling time, bed time – it didn’t matter, the can was always with her. When asked about what was in it, […]
BC’s Okanagan valley a Covid hotspot
Okanagan Valley – centered in Kelowna is proving to be the province’s current hot spot for coronavirus cases. The latest statistics from the BC Centre of Disease Control show that 107 cases were reported in the Okanagan between July 10-23. The only other areas that came close were in the Lower Mainland, with […]
‘The ditch is 100’
The Ditch – 1919 – 2019 The Town of Oliver unveiled a commemorative bronze plaque to formally celebrate the centennial anniversary of the irrigation canal; often referred to as the Ditch. Mayor Johansen and Council members met at Fairview Park, across from the secondary school, to recognize 100 years of the irrigation canal delivering water to […]