Photo #1 – Natalie Wolfe ( VF Staff ) Linda Gergley ( Park Place Resident ) Delene Haro ( VF Staff ) Samantha Zeeman ( VF Staff ) Stuart Syme ( Park Place Resident) Stacey Gagno ( VF Branch Manager) Marko Bosnjak ( VF Staff ) Photo #2 – Natalie Wolfe ( VF Staff) […]
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Letter to the editor
While the Courts have said Canadians must have reasonable access to a legal source of marihuana for medical purposes, the Government of Canada believes this must be done in a controlled fashion in order to protect public safety. On June 10, the Government of Canada announced the new Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR). These […]
New leadership at RDOS
New Chair of the Okanagan Similkameen Region District – Mark Pendergraft of Osoyoos elected by acclamation. Pendergraft replaces Dan Ashton as the board chair and chief spokesman. Below Mayor Manfred Bauer of Keremeos elected as Vice-Chair defeating Oliver Mayor Ron Hovanes in a secret ballot today in Penticton.
Regional District News
No need for referendum for the $1.6 million loan for fire dispatch infrastructure. Only 63 persons in the regional district wanted a referendum. Over 6800 requests (10% of electorate) would have been needed to force a vote Two residential developments in the South Okanagan got the big stop sign presented both in Area D (Vaseux, Ok […]
7:00 pm in the Library
Summer Reading Club Kick-off Event. Our Magic show will be this Thursday, July 4 at 7:00 p.m. in the library. This first class performance by Ali Kazam is being offered absolutely free with the support of the Oliver Friends of the Library and is open to children of all ages. Children and families are also […]
Tonight – on the big stage
Opening reception July 8th
The RipOff Artists return for another summer of crazy, thieving creativity! This time out, the collective of Oliver artists from a variety of visual media are trying their hand at recreating the work of Wassily Kadinsky (1885 – 1944), a Russian painter and art theorist who is credited with creating the first truly abstract art. […]
