Photo: President Dale Dodge and Ice Maker Norm Card The Oliver Curling Club is pleased to announce that Norm Card is continuing as the Ice Maker/ Custodian for the next two years. Norm is excited to be staying on and says “The Eastlink Curling Centre is a great rink to make ice for, with a very stable floor, leading […]
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Keremeos drowning victim on Similkameen identified
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following a tubing accident on the Similkameen River on July 20, 2013. He is Derek James Woodrow, aged 19, from Keremeos. Mr. Woodrow was one of a group of six persons who were tubing on the Similkameen River near Keremeos on the […]
Oliver activities – Boys and Girls Club
The Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs have some exciting activities and events happening this summer in Oliver. Through the Human Resources and Skills Development Canada Summer Student Program, the Club has hired a university student to provide activities for youth ages 10-14 in Oliver and Osoyoos. Oliver activities are happening on Wednesdays and Thursdays from […]
Like samosas? – Help the ambassadors programme
Osoyoos police report
On July 16, 2013, at approximately 6:00 pm, Police, Anarchist Mountain Fire Department, and BC Ambulance responded to a motorcycle accident on Anarchist Mountain near McGuire Rd. A 47 year old local man was travelling on a 2010 Kawasaki motorcycle east bound and went off the roadway into a rock cliff. The man received severe […]
Play it safe – risky business around water causes death
A 19-year-old Keremeos man who drowned in the Similkameen River after falling from his raft and being swept away by strong currents A 21-year-old international student who died after suddenly finding himself over his head while swimming in Thetis Lake, northwest of Victoria A 24-year-old man who was pulled out of Sasamat Lake in Port […]
Oliver police report
On July 22, 2013 16:31 hrs the Oliver RCMP and Fortis BC responded to a report of a single vehicle motor vehicle incident in the area of Fairview Road, just east of Willowbrook Road. Arrival confirmed that a hydro pole had been struck, broken in two places and that hydro was out in the area. The […]
Music in the Park – Thursday July 25
Okanagan Divas – 6:30pm Historic CPR Building, bring a lawn chair – donations appreciated. Cindy Doucette and Mikie Spillett – country, jazz, pop, rock and original songs.