The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has approved $300,000 in funding to 18 projects that will help conserve and improve the quality of water in the valley.  Directors approved the Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) Grants at their regular board meeting on Tuesday, March 3.  In all, there were 34 applications. Funding in the […]

The Summerland Health Care Auxiliary which has operated its popular Thrift Shop on Victoria Road for decades, has pledged to raise $1 million over the next five years towards the $20-million fundraising campaign by the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation. The money will be used to acquire all the medical equipment for the $325-million expansion […]

It’s time to feast your eyes on 18 little quilted gems, ½ of the travelling show, ‘It’s Time For Colour’, by prominent Canadian quilters. The show stops in Oliver at Beyond Bliss Esthetics, 6250 Main St. The quilts are small, only 12” x 16”, but they are packed with colour and creative techniques in all styles. […]

Photographer Dale Dodge

Credit Woodworks, handout Interior Beauty Design: Southern Okanagan Secondary School Expansion. Nick Bevanda, CEI Architecture. “Comfortable and warm. Playful and fun. Wonderful exterior details. This project feels good about the wood,” said the jury. Architectural wood design, chosen from 107 nominations in 12 categories. The projects “showcase distinctive and unique qualities of wood such as […]

Fire this afternoon at 1080 Morningstar Rd in Rockcliffe Oliver. The scene at what appears to be a small renovation job site when a small fire erupted and help was called for around 1:53 pm. Fire Chief Dan Skaros says it appears that a spark from an energized wire may have cause the blaze. Skaros […]