Kelowna newspaper says Osoyoos gets a $524 thousand grant for Airport improvements “There is $524,000 for expansion and improvements at the Osoyoos airport. The airport is located along Highway 33 (sic) and is “within walking distance” of downtown”. Ron Seymour – The Daily Courier Osoyoos: Osoyoos Airport Development Society, Osoyoos Airport Expansion and Improvements, $524,174: […]
Archives for February 2021
More money for heritage in Oliver
The 1924 building housing the Oliver & District Museum will be repainted and a collapsing artifact shelter will be repaired, thanks to an infusion of funding from the Province’s Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program (CERIP). The funding, delivered in partnership with Heritage BC, comes in the form of a grant of $23,626 from CERIP’s […]
Desert Centre gets new funding – Osoyoos
Osoyoos Desert Society Osoyoos Desert Centre boardwalk trail – rehabilitation and pergola construction replacement of existing 22-year-old 1.5 km elevated wooden boardwalk trail. Build a new steel pergola. $834,78 funded by BC Government
BC government helps local curlers
Oliver Curling Club Society – Eastlink Centre Ice Plant Upgrades The project will upgrade old equipment to ensure ice making and curling can continue in Oliver. $80,000
Covid case counts – BC 2nd worst in Canada?
“It is hard to find published case counts per capita, which is actually a much more meaningful comparison than raw case counts. If you look at the numbers below (from Feb 24 data on federal websites – sources noted in footnotes). BC now has the second worst results among Canadian provinces, behind only Saskatchewan, for […]
Title to land not extinguished
Please note this map is from 1847 Both English and Native place names used Below an excerpt from a OHS article in the 1945 edition of the Okanagan Historical Society. It is a fascinating expose of racism. The part I have used on ODN does not contain anything that reflections negatively on indigenous people. These […]
by Ron Hillier
Club 400 – Oliver Rotary Club winners
WEEK 34 FEBRUARY 23, 2021 REGULAR DRAW WINNER OF $52.00 – Ticket 75 – Lanny Swanky FEBRUARY 23, 2021 REGULAR DRAW WINNER OF $100.00 – Ticket 261 – Rick Machial