Plate A dental plate is what holds a set of false teeth. So we can have a lower plate and/or an upper plate. A face plate is a covering installed over the front of a machine. It is usually adorned with symbols and instructions on how to use the machine. It often has dials and […]
Main Street fun – in the good old days
circa 1940 This appears to be a post card – original black and white available with more detail at Okanagan Archive Trust Society
Poverty discussed in Osoyoos
This week, Desert Sun opened a new office and held a forum on understanding poverty. The meeting was very well attended (26 people) with a good cross section of the population attending – youth, seniors, new immigrants, employers and service providers who deal with people in poverty on a regular basis. There was 2 questions […]
Down the aisle
Late afternoon video appearances for Oliver men – living at OCC
Afshin Maleki Ighani, 45 – Two incidents at Okanagan Correctional Centre – Ighani is facing counts of assault with a weapon and counts of assault causing bodily harm. Peter Beckett was stabbed as well as David McHale, both inmates. (45371) Crown counsel, John Swanson seeking to fix a date for a 1 day long preliminary inquiry. Judge Greg […]
Sunny weekend predicted
by Kyle Fossett
The 14th Wine Capital of Canada 55+ Hockey Tournament kicks off today at the Oliver Arena and will run until Saturday afternoon. There are 76 players from around BC, Alberta, Washington State and as far away as New Mexico. Players range in age 52 to 88. We have at least one player who has been […]
by Dale Dodge
Hello World Neighbour Canada supporters. Over the years, we have had visitors from our partners in Honduras and Nepal, but never from our newest partners in Burkina Faso. This is about to change! Charles Tankoano, Executive Director, of Association d’Appui a la Promotion du Developpement Durable des Communautes (APDC) is coming to Oliver next week. He […]