Susan Kelly, president of the Community Foundation of South Okanagan Similkameen, is at the microphone addressing an attentive crowd at Miradoro Restaurant Tuesday. The function was to promote the work that the foundation does and introduce the local Oliver advisory panel, who guide the foundation with their local distributions of monies in Oliver. With over […]
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Rocky asks how many? Photo by Rocky Lundy
What D.A.R. E. means to us
Schools Our education partners include 800 BC schools which teach D.A.R.E. because the program directly supports the goals and prescribed learning outcomes of the Health and Career Education Curriculum. Here’s what teachers, students and parents say about D.A.R.E. What Teachers Say •“The D.A.R.E. Program was very informative, offered positive interactions with the R.C.M.P. and opened […]
Don’t ask – don’t tell
Time: 5:45pm Tuesday Location: Similkameen Ave at Okanagan Street Attending: Ambulance and Police 2 vehicle accident with a part of small car left under the truck One person believed shaken up – no series injuries
Only one of five BC conditions met says Polak
B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak said the province’s conditions haven’t changed and its five conditions haven’t been met. “There is still much work to be done if a Northern Gateway pipeline is ever to be built in British Columbia,” she said. “We need to see world-leading spill capability for response and remediation on land. We need to […]
SOSS – closed except for exams
Dear Parents and Students, The current situation is that there will be a full scale teacher’s strike starting Tuesday June 17th with no classes for students until a settlement is reached. Listed are a few points to provide our contingency plan in case this strike continues past Tuesday: Provincial exams for students in grades 10-12 […]
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Friends of library take issues to Town Hall
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