Agriculture Water Supply Communications Project The second year of this 3-year project is in full swing. The District of Lake Country and the Town of Oliver joined the project last week, bringing the number of participating water suppliers to 10. Greater Vernon Water, Kelowna, West Kelowna, Penticton, RDOS, Glenmore-Ellison, Kaleden, and Summerland are all participating […]
Archives for 2020
Capital and Operating budget approved – Town of Oliver
A two day affair finished with little interest, really, by the public on Wednesday Budget meetings open to the media and public. No one attends. But they are televised for those interested. Basics: 9 percent tax increase on general budget – designed to increase capacity and to be spent mostly on the capital side. Approvals: […]
by Dale Dodge
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Strange event
Several small suspicious packages are being discarded on the streets of Osoyoos. Over the past few weeks, small taped up packages have been discarded throughout the Town of Osoyoos. The Osoyoos RCMP have had several turned into them and have also found many themselves. Examination of the packages has shown them to mostly […]
Oliver Library (ORL) to relocate
Oliver Library, a branch of the Okanagan Regional Library [ORL], is relocating from its current location where it has operated for over 20 years….. to the Oliver Place Mall. Space became available in the mall that presented an opportunity that ORL decided to take advantage of. The anticipated opening at the new location is expected […]
Raising of $20 million now complete
Kevin Huey (at left with partner Donald Schmidt) has made a $65,000 donation to Penticton Regional Hospital in memory of two close friends who recently passed away. His gift marks the successful completion of the SOS Medical Foundation’s $20-million campaign to provide medical equipment for the PRH expansion. Kevin was born in Princeton but moved […]
The Steele report
Just like sports teams, political parties, change their coaches or general managers after a losing season, especially a final game they should have won. All parties have factions that account for having a significant base to reach out to voters. Every party has some radical members on the right and the left. It is what […]