12 recommendations: The Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) should improve its marketing of BC liquor products in stores, developing new opportunities for product placement and innovative promotional and educational materials. Government should work with industry and tourism associations to develop promotional materials such as maps, apps and brochures on BC wineries, breweries and distilleries. Government should work with […]
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Student achievement report – School District 53
School Superintendent Bev Young was almost beaming as she presented an annual report on Student Achievement with the 8 page document revealing that ‘the gap’ between all students and aboriginal students is significantly narrowing in reading and writing. Foundation Skills Assessment results for Grade 4 and 7 are above the provincial average. Grade 4 Aboriginal results […]
School District leadership – unchanged
Marieze Tarr (Osoyoos) second from left – re-elected as Chair of the Board of Trustees (Okanagan Similkameen) District #53. On her left Vice Chair Sam Hancheroff (OK Falls). On the right June Harrington (Osoyoos) and Rob Zandee (Oliver). June represents the board on the BC School Trustees Association and Rob sits on the BCPSEA (BC […]
Long term service award presented
Brian Lobb of Osoyoos and his wife Linda receive long term service awards presented tonight at the Air Cadet Hall from Major Dave Kerr of Penticton.
School District wants the keys back
School student transportation was confusing in Keremeos and Cawston this morning after keys for buses were stolen from the School District garage. The break-in discovered at 6:15 a.m. School District 53 Superintendent Bev Young told trustee tonight at a board meeting the garage was broken into sometime overnight, and all the keys were stolen along […]
Highway 97 open – 2 vehicles collide on icy roads
Update: A 19 Year old, Penticton female, operating a Black 2005 Ford Explorer, north on highway 97 at Vaseaux Lake noted the slippery road conditions, and reached down to put the vehicle into four wheel drive. As she did so, the vehicle slid into the south bound lane striking a Red 2008 Ford F150 occupied […]
This week in review on ODN
Grants to Search and Rescue Kids at ORL tonight Curling Bonspiel Results Knights of Columbus Hamper Drive gets underway Former CAO at RDOS to be top person at City of Victoria Welcome Visual Telecom to a growing list of sponsors Oliver and Osoyoos police reports Court news – Brian Douglas Louie update – Hardenstine gets […]