Office of the Premier Ministry of Health Okanagan Similkameen Regional Hospital District Premier commits to planning for Penticton hospital redevelopment – Clark says business plan means business and that government has acted as a road block – but no more. Christy Clark today announced that government is proceeding with business case planning for a new […]
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A message from your MLA
Thank You! It has been my honour and privilege to serve as your MLA for the Boundary Similkameen and I would like to thank you for your support. Due to the upcoming election the constituency office will be closed the day the writ is dropped – April 17, 2013. If you have any questions regarding […]
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Do you have an artistic passion? Artwork to sell, artistic group or event to publicize, arts information to share? If you have an arts-and-culture based business, home-made handicrafts, or something creative to teach, the upcoming Spring Arts Faire is the place for you! Fabric, photographic, literary, visual and performance arts and craftworks ….. the Faire […]
Kurt – caught fooling around
Kurt Hutterli of Oliver, BC has recently been featured on “Swiss 100 Canada”, a website celebrating the lives of the Swiss in Western Canada. Kurt is best known locally as a three-dimensional artist working with found objects and as a painter. In his home country, he is quite well-known for his radio and stage plays, […]
Wildlife area protected east of Skaha
PENTICTON – Wildlife habitat in the Okanagan is better protected today following the establishment of the McTaggart-Cowan/nsek’tniw’t Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The announcement by Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson creates the McTaggart-Cowan/nsek’tniw’t WMA on the east side of Skaha Lake. The new Wildlife Management Area conserves 6,491 hectares of habitat, including 6,375 […]
RIP Ellen Cote
Ellen Cote July 4, 1925 – March 11, 2013 Ellen Alvina Mann Tache Coté – Mom, Gram, Great-Gram Ellen passed away in hospital March 11th after a short illness. She is predeceased by her husbands Audie Tache (1985) and Victor Coté (2001) and her brother Ragnar Mann (2001). Survived by her nine children; Bob, Lynn, Bonnie, […]
Get dressed and show your support
SOSS coming out with new apparel by Reilly Irvine Southern Okanagan Secondary School has come out with a new line of clothing for students and adults alike, and they’ve got some big reasons for doing it. As Steve Podmorrow explains, “We at SOSS have seen tragedy with the fire, and have been undergoing some major […]