Fairview Townsite – looking south Flaxseed Flowers

Karla Krook, a medical radiation technologist, prepares for a CT exam with Robert Hurford at Penticton Regional Hospital. The South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation has launched a $3-million fundraising campaign to acquire a second CT scanner for PRH.   $3-million CT campaign for PRH  gets major launch boost A long-time community supporter is helping launch […]

Campsites in B.C. provincial parks will be closed to people from outside the province this summer, as officials continue to adjust the rules to the coronavirus pandemic. BC Parks said in a statement on Thursday that non-B.C. residents who already have reservations should call before June 15 to cancel and receive a full refund. Reservations […]

Blaine GERVAIS 1:10 PM (4 hours ago) Hi Jack, I’ve completed my term in Oliver. This provides an opportunity for another member to develop leadership skills. This member will already have strong leadership abilities, and be able to command in Oliver until a permanent Commander is put in place. Gervais and his family was assigned […]

On tap for discussion today at Regional District Board table Proposed Dock Regulations – Okanagan Basin Lakes Administrative Recommendation: THAT the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Okanagan Basin Lakes Official Community Plan and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2862 proceed to first reading. Purpose: The purpose of this report is to seek direction from the Board regarding […]

Tuesday I went for a trip to Williams Lake with a friend to pick up a Shepherd pup. Five hundred seventy miles later I will tell you what I witnessed. We took a first time route for me, Kelowna to Kamloops. North on route five to Little Fort then over the mountain to Seventy Mile […]