Grand Chief Stewart Phillip was re-elected by acclamation to President of Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) for another three-year term, a position he has served for the past twenty-one consecutive years. The UBCIC congratulates Grand Chief Stewart Phillip on his re-election and acknowledges the integrity, perseverance, and leadership that he has demonstrated and inspired […]

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So what is patronage, subsidy, tax incentive, and government innovation program? These are terms bantered about with little substance. They are terms designed to receive a reaction more than anything else. When political entities use phrases like corporate welfare bums, they are playing to emotion and not separating fact from circumstance. There is a place […]

Time: 3:45 pm – RCMP notified of incident on river – north of Rd 9 bridge at VDS up river. Oliver Fire Department ‘swift water team’ dispatched. Ambulance called to check two people lifted and assisted out of the water. A man and a woman in a floatie got caught in the dam like structure […]

Great news for youth basketball in Oliver!  The Lake City “D-League”, created in Penticton last spring by NBN Head Coach and Lake City Youth Development Coordinator Spencer McKay, is expanding to Oliver this winter. Exact dates and times are still TBD, but we are planning on an early December start. Details: 10 week program from […]

Rick Mercer is calling out the Conservative candidate in Burnaby North-Seymour for sharing a doctored quote from the TV personality on social media. On Monday, the Burnaby North-Seymour Conservative Constituency Association, who is backing candidate Heather Leung, posted a photo of the comedian on Facebook with a quote taken from a “Rick’s Rant” segment that […]

Effective at noon (Pacific time) on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, Category 2 and Category 3 open fires will be permitted throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre’s jurisdiction, due to a decreased risk of wildfires in the region. Use of the following equipment and activities will also be permitted: fireworks, including firecrackers; sky lanterns; burn barrels or […]