Following is a synopsis of items discussed at the Board of Education meeting held on June 22, 2021. Staff and the Board offered our condolences to the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation on whose land the mass grave of 215 children was found at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. We also […]
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Another 182 bodies found – in Cranbrook at St. Eugene’s School
There has been another discovery of human remains in unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in B.C. The Lower Kootenay Band confirmed Wednesday that ground-penetrating radar revealed 182 human remains in unmarked graves at the site of the old St. Eugene’s Mission Residential School in Cranbrook, B.C. The band said some […]
Final poll
To jab or not to jab – these are the questions…… Poll ends tonight at 11: 59 pm
5 million doses of vaccine “jabbed” in BC
“Tuesday, we are reporting that 78.3% of all adults in B.C. and 77.0% of those 12 and older have now received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. “In total, 4,941,795 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in B.C., 1,368,464 of which are second doses. “We have had 29 […]
Winners all
Rotary Club – cash draw Winners for week 51 – June 22 Adam Houle – Ticket 113 – $52.00 Kirsten Falkenholt – Ticket 345 – $100.00 Winners for week 52 – June 29 Earl & Kathy Zinger – Ticket 169 – $52.00 Helen Mir – Ticket 101 – $100.00 Last Chance Winner – Mick […]
Let us talk about your mask !!
British Columbia has dropped the requirement to wear masks in indoor public spaces. Starting on July 1, wearing a mask in an indoor public space will be recommended, but not mandatory, for those who are not fully vaccinated. Those who are fully vaccinated, having waited 14 days since receiving a second dose, do not have […]
Special – to ODN
Don’t call Jack Bennest a blogger. He will correct you. “Websites are what they’re called, websites. Blogs, they become just another idiot on the internet,” he said from his home in Oliver Friday. Bennest, a former broadcast journalist with CKNW in Vancouver and CBC in both Vancouver and Edmonton, founded his all-news website a decade […]
Notice from Oliver’s Food Bank
Due to the current heat wave, on June 30 (only) Oliver Food Bank will open at 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.