10 am – Arts and Crafts Fair – two day event at Oliver Community Hall begins Please attend – shop local and support those that advertise on Oliver Daily News Note – Xmas photos for business and organizations – ODN will be offering this service again this year – always enjoyed by readers to see […]
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Osoyoos to add councillors??
Mayor Stu Wells says the Town of Osoyoos has asked staff to investigate the possibility of electing two additional councillors to sit at the table. Presently the municipality has a mayor, four regular councillors and two water councillors. Mayor Wells says when one regular councillor is away it makes it a bit difficult to govern […]
First mention of Santa – he is coming
Bring a food donation – December 2nd
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Town Hall meeting – sponsored by local MP
About 30 people packed a small room at the Sonora Centre Thursday evening to hear presentations and conduct a question and answer period for two hours. Speakers including Mark Pendergraft, Regional Director Area A Osoyoos, Mayor Ron Hovanes of Oliver, MP Alex Atamanenko and (standing) Mayor Stu Wells touched on many, many subjects: Smart Meters, […]
A cause to support
Bill Ross and Murray Soder at Okanagan River talking about a linear park a full 3.2 miles paved from Drop Structure VDS 13 to a cross over south of the the Fairview Bridge. They need your support. Presentation to Oliver Town Council: OLIVER-OKANAGAN RIVER PARK RATIONALE: There is a growing trend across Canada, the United […]
Upgrading fire dispatch systems in RDOS could be expensive
About a year ago – the RDOS switched from a fire dispatch system run out of Penticton Fire Department to one in Kelowna – at a great saving of tax payers dollars. That new system utilizes data transfer on an Internet link from Kelowna Fire Department dispatch centre to an antennae array on a small tower in […]
Director Allan Patton shocked at move by Regional Board
Allan Patton said he was shocked after witnessing the first real test case of the Regional Growth Strategy (RGS). Owners of land at Vaseux Lake have been given an amber light to proceed to the next stage of getting permission to develop after heated debate at Regional board table today. A unnamed developer is hoping to […]