Winning pictures/artwork/renderings will be on display at the Oliver Art Gallery on Main Street Oliver. Children’s Poster Pictures completed Friday during Light Up. Here is the list of the Christmas Poster Contest Winners.(Judges were from the Oliver Art Gallery) Winning posters will be on display at the Oliver Art Gallery. Prizes can be picked up […]
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Guest column – James Miller
OLIVER – A $12-million auditorium scheduled to open next spring is still without an operating agreement between the three stakeholders. The new Frank Venables Auditorium, located at Southern Okanagan Secondary School, pictured under construction. Picture Oliver Daily News OLIVER – A $12-million auditorium scheduled to open on February 6th is still without an operating agreement between the […]
First Nation bands to receive $400,000 from province
•The Copper Mountain Mine employs more than 300 people. •The projected life of the mine is 17 years. Upper Similkameen Indian Band Chief Charlotte Mitchell says “Our Smelqmix and Syilx Chiefs and Councils have been petitioning BC to share the wealth of the resources in our territories since the time of Sir Wilfred Laurier 1910. We […]
Two dates for this event – first one next Saturday
Saturday, December 7th at 7 pm and Sunday, Dec. 8th at 2:30 pm are the big dates for this years performance by the Sage Valley Voices. The concert, “When Christmas Comes” will be performed at the Oliver United Church. It is a wonderful way to share the Christmas spirit with the entire family. This […]
Condolences to the family
Eleanar Tomlin February 12, 1925 – November 27, 2013 On Wednesday November 27th Mrs. Eleanar Caroline Tomlin of Oliver passed away at the South Okanagan General Hospital at the age of 88 years. She was predeceased by her parents George and Karoline Walton; her husband Allan in 1977 (whom she married in 1947); son […]
In Osoyoos – same morning – a bit different view
Photo by Doris Lancaster
Light Up – in the morning sky
Photo by Linda Sheehy-Brownstein
Is the Federal Government doing enough for veterans?
I have always maintained that whether we agree with a particular military mission or not, it is our duty to look after members of our Armed Forces when they return home. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be the case under the current Conservative government. Last month, Veterans Ombudsman Guy Parent identified serious shortcoming in […]