Last years’ winners of the Super Valu Ladies A Event trophy – Joyce Kuzyk, Rita Logan, Wanda Casorso and Barb Casement – will be either playing again this weekend or cheering on other curlers. The Annual Combined Bonspiel is being held this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Eastlink Curling Centre on McKinney Road. There […]
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“I love playing in the snow mom”
Photo by Donna Makeiv Dean
A night to remember
Lights, cameras, action – sizeable crowd for Oliver event at the Royal Canadian Legion. Sponsored by the RDOS communities of Princeton, Keremeos, Osoyoos and Oliver and the rural areas that surround them – MP Alex Atamanenko presented Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee awards to a 8 recipients. Nominated by the Federation of Canadian Muncipalities – Mayors […]
Successful fund raiser – Grannies for Africa
Shirley Polk from the Oliver Grandmothers for Africa group is pictured dealing a hand. Over 50 women turned up to play for a good cause – the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Determined that the struggle against AIDS will not be sacrificed on the altar of international financial turbulence, grassroots groups like this one continue to […]
“It’s not about health care – it’s about politics”
The statement above from Janice Perrino, Mayor of Summerland at a regional board meeting discussing the fact that even though Premier Christy Clark visited this area – no firm promises were made to pay for a new patient care tower at Penticton Regional Hospital. Perrino said she met with the local Medical Society directors today at lunch […]
Mussels are thumb nail size invaders says Lisa Scott
Lisa Scott and Brad Hope, Area Director Princeton rural. Mussels are quite small (shown inside the small glass block) RDOS heard more today about invasive species in nature that are becoming a problem in the US and if we are not smart – the problem will be imported through our borders and into our lakes […]
Letter to the Editor
BC Budget Fails Women and Children in Oliver/Osoyoos and surrounding area. The 2013 BC Budget was released yesterday, and there are no increases provided for critical services that respond to violence against women and children throughout BC, nor in the South Okanagan Yet awareness of violence against women and children is rising and service delivery […]
Call into the store today – Grapevine Optical
Staff on hand today Natasha Martin and Kelly Maxwell