Staff reported to the Board that the six-year Indigenous student completion rates reached 74.4% which was a 5% increase from the previous year, is 2% higher than the provincial average and is the highest in 7 years for the District. The 5-year completion rate has also shown an increase to 67% and is 3.5% higher […]
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by Paul Eby
Board of Education – SD # 53 monthly report
Station Street roadwork – almost complete
Oliver: Policing Priorities
Crime Reduction (Property Crimes) Traffic – Road Safety Police/Community Relations – Police Visibility Employee Wellness Below is a quarterly report – 3 months ending in September Source: RCMP
A helping hand
The Kiwanis Club of Oliver is pleased to be able to donate $5,000 to the Princeton Disaster Relief fund being managed by the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen (CFSO). All funds donated to the CFSO Princeton Fund will flow directly to the flood victims in Princeton. Anyone wishing to donate funds can contact […]
Reduced winter hours at landfills
Landfills in Penticton, Okanagan Falls, and Keremeos will be operating during reduced winter hours beginning December 1, 2021, until the end of February 2022. During this time, all RDOS landfills will be closed on statutory holidays and Boxing Day. Campbell Mountain Landfill in Penticton is closed Sundays from December 5, 2021, to the end of […]
The Steele report
Have you ever seen something so heartbreaking and unfair it makes your blood boil? Well maybe I’m over reacting or I have too soft a heart. Maybe I was so angry I couldn’t sleep because there was nothing I could do in the long term that would fix the problem. Let me explain. My girlfriend […]