A new Chief Executive Officer for the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation is set to begin her new role this spring. Sally Ginter, currently CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities in Toronto, has been hired after an extensive search by the SOS Medical Foundation board, assisted by the Vancouver-based search firm The Discovery Group. Ginter, […]
Archives for January 2021
Council Briefs – Oliver
2018-2022 Strategic Plan 4th Quarter Update – Council received the Fourth-Quarter update on items identified for action in the 2018-2022 Strategic Plan. Progress on the Strategic Plan’s priorities – Community Enhancement (Downtown Revitalization), Social & Environmental (Affordable Housing), Safety & Security (Safe Communities), and Good Governance (Relationship Building and Regional Aquatic Facility) were advanced during […]
Covid – Interior Health
Total number of deaths in IH has risen to 40. o 1 additional death at Heritage Square in Vernon. o 1 additional death at McKinney Place in Oliver. The following is attributable to Susan Brown, president and CEO, Interior Health: “We are sad to report that over the weekend we had two more COVID-related deaths […]
NO snow – showers in the sun
First flight in
Pacific Coast Airlines will fly into Penticton at 11 am today – and then head to Vancouver PCA replacing Air Canada as a local carrier
Love, respect, friendship – personified !!
They’ve been married 40 years As of January 10 Met in Toronto and married in 1981 where they also had their first daughter – moved to OK FALLS in 1982 and then Oliver after that …… In 1984 they had a son They opened a business in 1988 which they operated until 2019 Thanks from […]
Osoyoos set to award large contract for water twinning
OVERVIEW Staff is requesting that Council authorize staff to enter into a contract with TwinCon Enterprises Ltd for the works outlined in the Tender documents “Twin Domestic Water Distribution System No.9 – Contract #2” for the amount of $2,671,950.12 including applicable taxes. TwinCon was the lowest bid of 17 submissions. BACKGROUND Tenders were received at […]
by Pat Whalley
COLOUR YOURWORLD Have you noticed just how much difference colour makes to us? It brightens our outlook and makes us feel more cheerful, it relieves depression and […]