Canada Day 2016 – Vancouver Avenue, Penticton
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The maps and plans created by the South Okanagan Lands Irrigation District [SOLID] are being saved for posterity through the generous support of the Documentary Heritage Communities Program provided by Library and Archives Canada. Using funds granted by the program the Oliver and District Heritage Society has been able to purchase a high quality digital […]
Underground flume damaged – costs not known – irrigation season looms
ODN asked Town of Oliver PW Manager, Shawn Goodsell for an update on the Gallagher Lake rock slide Here is a quick update on the siphon damage project The 78” concrete pipe has just been ordered and with delivery it is in the $57k range. The pipe will be here in three weeks. We recently […]
Part two – Chronic Underfunding of Education in BC
Questions and answers about the underfunding of BC public schools February 2016 What about the large increase in student enrolment in September 2015? Enrolment is much higher than anticipated in BC public schools for the 201516 school year. After the September 2015 enrolment count, there are 6,559.4 more FTE school-aged students and 187.5 more FTE […]
46 Billion $ budget to be tabled today in Victoria
British Columbia’s Liberal government is set to deliver a fourth consecutive balanced budget Tuesday with sprinkles of relief expected for first-time home buyers trying to get into a red hot real estate market. Tweaks were also signaled on medical services premiums and more cash promised for social service programs in a throne speech last week that said the government […]
“Given the development of the prison in Oliver”…….
Partnership makes it possible to pursue degree in Law Enforcement Studies Interested in a degree in Law Enforcement Studies? The Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) and Okanagan College are teaming up to offer two information sessions in Penticton on Feb. 24 that will outline student options for the baccalaureate program. The degree program will […]
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Update – fatal accident – heavy rain a factor
Penticton woman in critical but stable condition RCMP responded to a horrific head on collision, near Peachland, that took the life of a 33 year old Sicamous man. According to witnesses, a white Pontiac SUV was travelling northbound on Hwy 97 South near Brent Rd when it crossed into the path of a southbound Ford […]