By ROY WOOD Representatives of the town and the contractor got together at a photo opportunity Monday afternoon to sign the latest contract for the new Osoyoos fire hall. The gathering was a formality, Greyback Construction having been deemed the successful bidder three weeks ago and work being already well under way at the 74th […]
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Report on meeting of SD 53 Trustees
November 18, 2015 Our school district is focusing on excellence in our students and staff as outlined in our vision. We have identified some barriers to the success of some of our students, one of them being mental wellness. We are addressing this through various programs for our students such as Friends, MindUp, Roots of […]
Secrest roll over
Time: 230 pm Wednesday Location: 1 km east from junction of Willowbrook Rd and Secrest Hill Rd Police, fire (Willowbrook Volunteers) and ambulance attended One person shaken up and given treatment at scene Tow truck called for.
‘Til Friday at TEN school
There’s no better time to get rid of excess ‘stuff’ around your house than pre-holidays. This year, you can de-clutter AND support a great program for Tuc-El-Nuit school students at the same time! For the past three years, an amazing program called MindUP has been presented to Tuc-El-Nuit students by Big Brothers and Big Sisters […]
Light up specials – all day Friday
Freedom of speech or vandalism?
The Penticton man allegedly responsible for spray painting political graffiti on a federal building last spring appeared in court at trial without a lawyer today. Ryan Curtis Rose, 24, is facing two charges of mischief $5,000 or under stemming from the incident on April 30 in Penticton. On that date, graffiti was painted on the […]
Penticton family helps build PRH tower campaign
Joan and Anthony Vant Geloof are joined by sons John (back row, centre left) and Bill with Yurle, in presenting a significant donation to Janice Perrino and Walter Despot (left) of the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation. The funding will help provide medical equipment for the upcoming expansion of Penticton Regional Hospital. You might recognize […]
RDOS – first kick at the 2016 budget
Directors at the Regional District commenced a two day retreat in their own offices today – first day a budget look over and a second day Thursday – on how legislation affects the organization. CAO Bill Newell started the day off saying how important and different Regional District governance and budgets are in comparison to […]