Park Rill Creek, Horn Creek and Kearns Creek Flood Mapping and Reporting Administrative Recommendation: THAT the Board of Directors award the Similkameen Flood Risk Assessment, Flood Mapping & Flood Mitigation Planning contract to Northwest Hydraulic Consultants (NHC) for $95,056.00 plus applicable taxes. Purpose: To award the Park Rill Creek, Horn Creek and Kearns Creek Flood […]

Claimant: Allen Charles Barker Respondent: Interior Health – owner of SO General Hospital at Oliver Interior Health is being sued by a man who claims he was injured in a fall just steps from the main entrance to South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver while the facility was under renovation last fall. Barker is seeking […]

East side Hike and Bike trail Oliver Ducklings cross the path heading for water

OUT IN THE BIG WIDE WORLD                                                   I did it!  I finally got out of the Okanagan Valley!   Since February 7th I have not ventured further than Penticton, and that only […]

Is Earth a Privileged Planet? In November, 1990, space exploration succeeded in nearly reaching the edge of our solar system. From about 4 billion miles away the camera looked back to spot a pale blue speck in a vast sea of asteroids, planets and stars. That spot had been the launching place – Earth. It […]

Kerry Brewer writes On the morning of Monday, July 5th, my spouse and I were walking north on the west side of the Hike & Bike Trail when we came across 4 bicyclists, one of whom was sitting on the ground. I was acquainted with another one in the group who asked if I knew […]