Osoyoos council considers expansion By ROY WOOD Osoyoos residents will have at least one and possibly three places to fill on town council next October as one councillor says he won’t run again and the idea of adding two more seats to the table is up for discussion. Councillor Mike Campol said in an interview […]

Cherry Lane Shopping Centre has donated almost $40,000 to help acquire medical equipment for the Penticton Regional Hospital expansion. Judy Richards, general manager of Cherry Lane, said most of the funds stem from the shopping centre’s “Photos with Santa” during the Christmas Season. “We have the best Santa. He’s fantastic,” she enthused. Over the past […]

Two spectacular evenings of dance await audiences this season when the Frank Venables Theatre continues its annual series of local, national and international dance. Each year professional artists and their companies are invited to Oliver to present a range of dance styles from classical to contemporary, cultural to fusion. This year’s Passport to Dance travels […]

The Crown’s attempted murder case against a South Okanagan man could be jeopardized by the death of the victim. Afshin Maleki Ighani, of no fixed address,  is charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting Thomas Szajko in April, prior to a region-wide manhunt that saw him captured in Princeton. Szajko, 49,  recovered from the gunshot, but […]

Where’s the Door? My Dad had a bad habit of always finding little jobs to keep him busy. One of those little jobs was a penchant for moving the front door to several different locations over the years. A few weeks before Christmas 1969, he decided that he wanted the door moved so he could […]