The Hornets played in their 5th straight valley championships finals this past weekend. The team got a wake up call last week in their zone championships when they lost to Maggie 78-74. This forced the team into a do or die game against OK Mission of Kelowna which they soundly defeated 88-55. A full week […]
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Rest in peace Michael
Michael Newman, 1944 – 2013 newspaper publisher, politician, activist, orchardist, family man Michael Newman, former publisher of the Oliver Chronicle, has died, aged 68, after a brief illness. In his 32 years as a resident of Oliver, Michael was involved in many key community and business organizations as well as serving as an Oliver rural […]
Here we go again
FortisBC PowerSense wants to help local non-profits save energy by inviting them to participate in this year’s PowerSense Earth Hour Challenge for a chance to win up to $4,000 in energy saving upgrades for their facility. FortisBC PowerSense will profile up to nine non-profit organizations prior to Earth Hour. Residents of the Okanagan and the […]
Deer Park ready for more development
On Thursday, on the recommendation of Rural Director Allan Patton, the RDOS board passed a motion allowing a relaxation of flood plain requirements on land to the south of the present manufactured home park to allow for the final phase of the development. Owners get to own the land and bring on a home rather […]
Beach path gets facelift
Walking and cycling along Penticton’s Okanagan Lake waterfront will be safer and more accessible thanks to a $1.2-million contribution from the Government of Canada through the Gas Tax Fund. The walkway along the west side of the Okanagan Lake waterfront linking Winnipeg Street to Riverside Drive will undergo reconstruction this spring. The pathway will have […]