Dear Mayor and Council: On behalf of the Wine Country Racing Association (WCRA) we would like to appear before the Committee of the Whole December 2nd. The Wine Country Racing Association is a registered non-profit society that was established in 2002 to give automotive enthusiasts a legal outlet to race their cars as opposed to […]
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More money for RDOS directors ?
OVERVIEW Prior to January 2019, elected officials were able to receive a non-accountable allowance for work expenses that were not taxable. RDOS Bylaw 2621, 2013 under 3(c) covered this allowance. The one third income tax exemption for this allowance has been eliminated effective January 1, 2019 as per the 2017 Federal Budget and Bill C44. […]
On the Sunnyside
Mule Sense About 80 years ago M.R. DeHaan was invited to conduct a meeting in a remote Kentucky mission station. After alighting from the regular train he transferred to the cab of a logging train that wound around hills and boulders and over rickety bridges. His nervousness was lessened by the engineer who convinced him […]
Bonnie says…. final day
Drop in and see what is left in stock We don’t want to bring them home…everything needs to go. We’ll consider reasonable offers. open 11-4 Monday to Friday this week Open 11-4 Monday to Friday this week only – till everything is gone. Oliver Place Mall 1400 5955 Main Street Oliver Phone 498-3448
Creditor proof your portfolio
A recent judgement from the Tax Court of Canada reaffirmed the strong case to be made for creditor proofing your investments with segregated funds. Earlier this year, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) attempted to seize the death benefit of a segregated fund account that was paid to the two daughters of an individual who had […]
Bigger tree by Val Friesen
About 9 km east of Oaxaca is one of the biggest, if not THE biggest, trees in the world, El Tule. It was measured in 2005 to be about 116 feet high, but with a circumference of 128 feet, and a diameter of 46 feet. It’s a Montezuma cypress, and could be 2000 years […]
Behavior exposed – no show in court Wednesday – warrant issued
Oliver man charged for Indecent Act Oliver File # Oliver RCMP 2019-4744 A 32 year old man has been charged with sex related offences after an incident at an Oliver park in August 2019. On August 21, officers from the Oliver RCMP were approached by a young person who reported they were at Lions Park […]
Couple of questions
Where? Can you find me a bigger tree to shoot? (that’s pho-tag talk)