Gallagher Lake rock slide Update from Town of Oliver What happened and where On January 25, 2016 a significant rock slide occurred at Gallagher Lake which impacted a siphon on the canal irrigation system which provides irrigation water to the Town of Oliver, Electoral Area C (rural Oliver), and Osoyoos Indian Band. The break is […]
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8 Days in May
SOAP members Bernice Myllyniemi, Aimee Grice, Diane Gludovatz and Nathan Linders accept the Okanagan Zone Drama Festival banner from O-Zone chair Adele Kuyek (centre) ** “It’s going to be eight great days to ‘play’ in May,” raves Nathan Linders, SOAP president. Since last spring, the South Okanagan Amateur Players have been gearing up for the […]
On the Hill with Richard (Dick) Cannings MP
Last week we saw the Liberal government bring forward their first budget, a document that was expected to deliver on the many promises they made just six short months ago during the campaign. Instead of fully delivering on those campaign commitments, they delivered a budget of missed opportunities for our region. Budgets are truly about […]
Memories of Kruger Hill
This was the residence of the late Billy Kruger of Penticton Indian Reserve. Billy was the son of the late Theodore Kruger, first HBC Manager at the Port of Osoyoos. Theodore was my Grandmother’s Father. Like the Haynes the Kruger men had Native Women prior to the White Women. I recall this always being referred […]
Bob on the run
The Commissioner of the RCMP was reluctant to answer questions about a speeding ticket he avoided after being stopped by an officer along a BC highway. Bob Paulson told members of the Vancouver Board of Trade that he was pulled over while driving a rental vehicle along the Coquihalla Highway returning from a friend’s wedding […]
Snowmobiler rescued
An injured snowmobiler was rescued from the Nickel Plate Lake area near Apex Mountain, Thursday evening. Penticton Search and Rescue was called in at 6:15 p.m. to extract the man. PENSAR manager Ron Muir says emergency health services requested help to assist the injured sledder from the recreational area. Fortunately for the sledder, there was an […]