Picture really says it all. One reporter, two staff from RDOS, and Regional Director Rick Knodel…. and yes two local residents did show up well after the start time and stayed to the end. Both from Willowbrook where there has been concerns about rising land assessments, taxes and the cost of running a hamlet far […]

Eric Waller, Jacob Martin, Tyler Antunes, Zack Kuechle (missing: Rhett St. John) This past weekend at the Thompson-Okanagan U18 Playdowns in Kelowna, Team Antunes earned a berth to the U18 Curling Provincials being held in Parksville from Mar 17 – 22, 2020. Team members are Tyler Antunes (Oliver), Zack Kuechle (Penticton), Jacob Martin (Summerland), Eric […]

Arrived….. a new Police Chief to serve as leader for all South Okanagan-Similkameen RCMP detachments – from Princeton/Keremeos to Summerland south to Osoyoos. Welcome Brian Hunter – a 26 year veteran of the force – the latest in a string of Superintendents and Inspectors who have administered 6 detachments, a traffic division and all the […]

Obituary for the late   Penny Louise Rivera   August 5, 1945 – February 8, 2020   Penny passed peacefully on February 8, 2020 at the South Okanagan General Hospital surrounded by her family. She fought a courageous battle with cancer. Her positive attitude and contagious smile persevered until the end and will be remembered […]

Oliver 2020-02-12 10:29 PST File # 2020-02-12 Police arrest man after shots fired outside pub in Oliver. On February 9, 2020 the Oliver RCMP received a report shots had been fired outside of a pub on Main Street. The incident occurred at 1130pm on February 8 but was not reported until the following morning. Witnesses […]

Reconciliation with Indigenous peoples remains an important cross-government priority. In two years, government has made significant investments in priorities identified with Indigenous peoples, including long-term revenue sharing, language revitalization, funding for Aboriginal friendship centres, culturally appropriate health care and mental-health supports, and Indigenous housing on- and off-reserve. Building on the legislature’s unanimous passage of the […]

UPDATE 6422 Main Street – Council gave Zoning Amendment Bylaw 1380.12 first and second readings and scheduled a public hearing for February 24, 2020. The applicant is seeking a site-specific zoning amendment to allow an eating and drinking establishment with a drive-thru food service at 6422 Main Street. The proposed project consists of a two-storey […]