Photo taken by Sheryl Parolin in OK Falls January 4th 2013. I got 5 feet away from this guy took one photo but didn’t want to hang around too long…those horns are quite intimidating!
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Time to think about those resolutions
Lunch on a branch
“It is a bald eagle. Juveniles up to 3 years old do not have the full white plumage on head and tail. This one shows a bit of eye stripe and trace of white on the breast so is probably a 3 year old, almost full adult.” – Rhoda Brooks At CPR station, Oliver BC […]
In seven days – January 11th
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has agreed to meet with aboriginal leaders next Friday to discuss their ongoing treaty concerns and to soothe rising tensions. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo asked Harper to meet with chiefs on Jan. 24 — the one-year anniversary of Harper’s summit in Ottawa with aboriginal leaders — to help end […]
‘Idle no more’ – a local event
Tourist visits down in Oliver
A lot of facts of figures released in January on 2012 statistics: 2011 Number of visitors: 16324 2012 Number of visitors: 14774 2011 – Origin of visitors Local/BC – 5654 2012 – Origin of visitors Local/BC – 5253 2011 – Origin of visitors Europe – 427 2012 – Origin of visitors Europe – 394 2011 […]
Fire dispatch system called into question
Oliver Fire Chief Dan Skaros says the RDOS should never have changed from a Penticton dispatch to a cheaper Kelowna dispatch location – and an incident in the last week proved his case. About four days ago a tree branch fell on a wire support at the Mt. Kobau repeater station and that made communications for […]
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor, I would like to give an update to all our community members on activities following the Action Planning Forum regarding seasonal farm labour issues held in Oliver on November 20th, 2012. Steering Committee has a new name: Farm And Community Team Okanagan Similkameen (FACTOS). Our Mission Statement is: “Promoting community spirit and economic […]