Afshin Maleki Ighani, 48, was sentenced today in B.C. Supreme Court on two counts of assault with a weapon and one count of assaulting a guard at the Okanagan Correction Centre north of Oliver. Ighani was sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment, which he had already completed. He is now a free man. Tuesday’s matters related […]
Archives for 2020
To enter a plea? February 24 in Supreme Court
A former treasurer of the Oliver Elementary School Parent Advisory Committee is expected to plead guilty to charges laid against her. Belinda Yorke is charged with one count each of fraud and theft over $5,000, related to her time as treasurer of Oliver Elementary School’s PAC between June 2016 and her resignation in January 2018 […]
Dose of Vit D needed this week
APR and The Real Cost of Borrowing
When you borrow money for a car loan, mortgage or other purchase or debt, one of your main concerns is what interest rate you will be charged. When entering into a loan agreement, it is important to understand that the interest rate is only one component of the cost of borrowing money. While the interest […]
Sugarlump chair lift to re-start Thursday
We’re extremely happy to report that Sugarlump is up and ready to go. It’ll be running this Thursday, January 30th. Thank you to all our dedicated and faithful Baldy friends who encouraged, supported and empathized with us while we worked and waited to get it up and running. We are grateful for your kind words […]
Council briefs – Town of Oliver
Council adopted the Gallagher Lake Siphon Loan Authorization Bylaw 1391. The Inspector of Municipalities granted approval on the 15th day of January. The borrowing bylaw authorizes borrowing of up to $6,480,000 to repair Gallagher Lake Siphon. The adoption of the bylaw enables the Town to access the $5 million from the Province of British Columbia. […]
Split vote – 3 to 2 at Oliver Council
Council approved a Development Permit (with variances) for 225 Maple Avenue to allow construction of a warehouse building. The variances will decrease the minimum off-street parking spaces from 10 to 6 and to decrease the minimum setback for an interior side parcel line from 3.0 m to 1.5 m. The property owner also agreed to […]
Born Yesterday – a sparkling 1946 romantic and political comedy by SOAP Theatre
Standing: Brian Rothwell, Jim Peltier, Tom Szalay, Ritchie Kendrick, Donna Macbeth, Craig Bjornson, Donna Gordan, Garry Doll Sitting: Christine Rothwell, Curtis Boomhower, Jenn MacNeil, Nathan Linders SOAP Theatre’s winter production of Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin is looking great for opening night, Friday, February 7. Born Yesterday is set in a posh Washington DC hotel suite […]