VICTORIA – The growers of two varieties of apples that were first known as SPA493 and 8S6923 and then introduced to consumers as Salish and Aurora Golden Gala are now receiving Buy Local program funds to help promote these tasty new B.C. products. The Okanagan Plant Improvement Corporation (PICO) is receiving $25,000 to assist in […]
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Wild women have fun – join the Oliver Sagebrushers!
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A public service message
On the 6th of April each year every Kiwanis club in the world celebrates Kiwanis One Day. The annual function occurs when all clubs provide a service for their community. In Oliver our event starts at Kiwanis Park at 10:00 Saturday morning April 6th. We usually cleans up the hike & bike trail. If the […]
March 28th
New exhibit
The Osoyoos Museum Society proudly announces the opening of our travelling exhibit The War of 1812 in the West: The Oregon Country Legacy. Join us Saturday, March 16, 2013 from 2-4 p.m. for refreshments and a chance to meet the creators of this exhibit. This fall, 200 years ago, a little-known event at Fort Astoria, […]
Call for volunteers
Call for volunteers at the Red Cross Equipment Loan depot in Oliver. Now that the Osoyoos depot has closed, the local depot is experiencing higher traffic and needs volunteers. The Oliver depot has a new name, the equipment is now being cleaned in Kelowna, there is more space for storage but there isn’t necessarily enough […]
Hole in one – opens golf season
Nk’mip Canyon Desert Golf Course had quite an opening day – with a hole in one by member Al Nichol on #12 hole with a 7 iron. Playing partners were his wife Faith Tilton & Derek McQuair. First group of the 2013 season: From l-r Keith Johnson (Men’s Club Captain), Dwayne Shewchuk, Glenn MacRae, Ken Robinson […]
7pm at Medici’s Monday night
World Neighbours Canada (WNC) presents Suresh Shrestha, from Nepal, for an evening of conversation and information about the WNC project in Ramechhap, Nepal. For the past 20 years, WNC has partnered with Tamakoshi Service Society (TSS) and helped to provide water and sanitation systems to villagers in one of the poorest areas of the world. […]