The Town of Osoyoos, Town of Oliver and Osoyoos Indian Band wish to undertake a process to assess the feasibility of building and operating a regional aquatic centre. Volunteers needed to sit on citizen advisory committee. The Town of Oliver is seeking one member of the public to serve on the South Okanagan Aquatic Centre Advisory […]
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Catch a falling star – put it in your pocket – save it for a rainy day
What is in a name?
OKANAGAN FALLS (AREA “D”) PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION November 13th, 2020 TO: Chair and Directors of the RDOS Board RE: Park naming and signage at the Heritage Hills Park MOTION: That the Parks & Recreation Commission rejects the proposed Garnett Family Park signage. That the Parks & Recreation Commission rejects the Garnett Family Park name […]
“Butch” was an ace and flew off the Arc Royal – schooled in Penticton
Robert Alexander Barton OBE DFC & Bar ( 1916-2010) 7 June 2016 marked the 100 anniversary of the birth of R.A. Barton Okanagan Valley’s most decorated Air Force officer in World War Two. Born in Kamloops, his civil engineer father and Scottish mother lived in Penticton. Schooled initially at the Vernon Prep School, young Robert […]
by Jeremy Cook
Clarence King – went to sea at 13 years as a cadet
Remembering Clarence King DSO DSC Legion of Merit (US) 1886-1964 In August 1942, while escorting a 29 ship Convoy TAW-15 in the Caribbean, a lone Canadian Corvette, HMCS Oakville, gained international recognition when it attacked and sunk U-94. The U-boat had been spotted by a US navy plane which released four depth bombs and […]
by Pat Whalley
LADDER LEGS I have had various ailments throughout my life, none of them terribly […]
