On January 27, 2021 Osoyoos RCMP officer Constable Neal Kalnin received a Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of Chief Superintendent Warren Brown, Officer in Charge of the RCMP North District. On March 3, 2018, Constable Kalnin was stationed in McBride British Columbia when he and other officers were conducting joint enforcement on snowmobiles in a […]
Archives for 2021
Diana Zakall (Marsel) – gone to soon
In Loving Memory Of Diana Helen Zakall Setember 15, 1943 – January 27, 2021 On January 27, 2021, at the age of 77, surrounded in love, held by her Daughter, Leasa, and Husband, Maurice, Diana Helen Zakall (nee Marsel) passed away peacefully as the snow fell in Oliver, BC. After 4 and a half years, […]
Condolences
July 20, 1925 – January 25, 2021 It is with deep sadness that we announce Lousia’s premature death due to complications of the COVID-19 virus at Sunnybank Care Centre in Oliver, BC. At 95.5 years of age, and despite significant decline in recent years, she still displayed zest for life. Louisa was predeceased by […]
Gift to help fund reliable transport for search dog
LOCAL COUPLE AIDS SEARCH & RESCUE Oliver/ Osoyoos Search and Rescue (OOSAR) have had a good start to 2021 by being $2000 richer, thanks to the generosity of a local couple. Ernie and Kathie Westphal of Osoyoos, felt the desire to contribute to something meaningful in the community and search and rescue fit the bill. […]
From Fairview
A brief introduction – News stories, photographs, and editorial/opinion pieces are all very well, but sometimes …perhaps a story should be just that–a story. In this second year of the pandemic, we all need some fun. And fiction is fun. Ms. Murphy writes short fiction from prompts that provide focus. These will be included in every […]
Letter to the editor
Time to reconsider support of Cannings re-election I have always considered our MP, Dick Cannings, to be an effective nonpartisan representative of our region. But his refusal to support the efforts of his fellow Okanagan MP, Dan Ashton, to free interprovincial wine trade is causing me to reconsider. The current minority government situation provides a […]
