The Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) Board of Directors met on Wednesday, September 16 to review the draft 2016 budget put forward by the Finance Committee. Stating that the budget’s goals are to maintain conservative budgeting within a cost-of-living range, the 2016 budget calls for a 1.98% increase. Half of the increase would fund negotiated wage […]

A raid by Regional GIS took place today at a known drug house at 6839 Hwy 97 North just south of the Alpha Truss fire scene. RCMP – GIS General Investigation Section – detectives, drug squad etc. Sgt. Blaine Gervais: 3 arrested, no injuries, charges are dependant on discovery of evidence. Warrant was executed at […]

RCMP tactical team have surrounded a house in rural Oliver today. 3 persons in custody but officers are attempting to have other persons inside the home come out. At the conclusion no one else found at the home. One report stated that police had been monitoring this house all day before moving in. Not known […]

Report by Dale Dodge We heard today that a Syrian refugee family of 5 is on their way to Oliver. Mohammad Al Lwisi, his wife Nesreen, and children Yazan (7), Ghazal (4) and Manessa (2) have been living in a Lebanese refugee camp for at least the past 2 years. They fled Damascus because of […]

At approx 1100 am today RCMP patrol officers were called to a report of a vehicle rolling down the embankment in behind 1656 Holden Rd after travelling off of Carmi Rd 200 metres above. Police, Fire and Paramedics attended and found a heavily damaged vehicle in the back yard of 1656 Holden. The 26 year […]