• THAT Council award the Station Street Reconstruction project to H&M Excavating Ltd. for $1,376,600.93, or RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommend awarding the contract to H&M Excavating Ltd. RECOMMENDATION IMPLICATIONS: There was only one bid but the contractor is more than capable of doing the proposed work in the project from previous project experience with the Town […]
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Musings
IN MY OPINION THIS IS WHAT PRESIDENT BIDEN IS DOING AND WHY. President Biden took over a country badly divided and suffering from ideologies that would be both time consuming and difficult to overcome. These ideologies are as deep seated as any religious fanaticism and even a small misstep could tear the country even further […]
On today for the kids
Why are so many worried…so paranoid?
83.8% (3,623,251) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 75.5% (3,266,877) received their second dose. The fact is that the amount of vaccinations has slowed to a “crawl”. What you say? Every day I watch the stats and 81, 82, 83 percent are used – NOT a quantum leap of […]
Roof fire at Oliver Food Bank
3:30 pm Friday Work on roof causes fire Oliver Firefighters make quick work of keeping it under control.
Is Faulder BC the canary in the mine ?
The Faulder Water System relies on groundwater from the Meadow Valley Aquifer for water supply and, in 2015, a new community well was drilled to address depleting water levels and to add a Uranium Extraction Plant to supply domestic water to an estimated 215 residents. Other properties outside the Faulder Water System area also use […]
Down the aisle
Level of Yellow Lake on Rd 3a – to be reduced soon
Yellow Lake Dam rehabilitation project underway PENTICTON – Dam repairs to the Yellow Lake Dam will cause disruptions for those wishing to access the west end of Yellow Lake. Construction work has begun on the Yellow Lake Dam, located off Highway 3A between Penticton and Keremeos, and will continue until Oct. 15, 2021. The height […]