By ROY WOOD Oliver Parks and Recreation is proposing a budget that would hike taxes in the town by $36.10 per household and $31.25 in regional district Area C. More than half of the amounts would cover a one-time expenditure to expand the weight room at the Oliver recreation complex. Oliver Parks and Recreation Society […]
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Oliver Parks and Rec eyes hefty tax hike request
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Photograph Paul Johnson I never saw the sun shinin’ so bright Never saw things goin’ so right Noticing the days hurrying by When you’re in love, my how they fly by Willie Nelson
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Giving back not new to Rick Thorpe & Yasmin John-Thorpe.
Former MLA Rick Thorpe and Yasmin John-Thorpe have added the upcoming expansion of Penticton Regional Hospital to the list of community initiatives they support. The couple have donated $30,000 to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation. Born and raised in Trinidad, Yasmin recalled charitable gestures from her childhood years. “My parents raised me on the […]
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Blue Christmas brings people together
All around is seasonal red, green and white, but for some Christmas is a “blue” time of year. Not only gloomy weather and long nights make life dark at this time of year. Losses, regrets, anxiety, loneliness, anger, and despair feel especially burdensome when all around appears merry and jolly. The annual Blue Christmas service […]