The Movember campaign at the Firehall Brewery. According the Wikipedia, Movember is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness for men’s health issues, most notably prostate and testicular cancer, but also depression and suicide. Our brewery has launched a Movember Awareness-and-Fund-Raising Campaign officially through the Movember […]
Flocking together near me
What type of bird is this ?
Sod turning draws a crowd
Below – Hotel owner Ron Mundi speaks to the assembled. Above Colleen Misner representing MLA Linda Larson, Mayor Ron Hovanes representing the Town of Oliver, Mundi, with Mundi Hotel Enterprises Inc., the building developer (Horizon North Logistics’s Rod Graham) and Coast Hotel owner Victor Komoda. Mayor Hovanes says a ribbon cutting next June will be […]
For council – Susan Kosola
My name is Susan Kosola. I moved to Oliver on April 30th of this year. It is beautiful. My first foray into politics was when I was 12 years old. I was elected mayor of our playground. All the kid mayors got to sit in Chambers for a day with the Mayor of Thunder Bay […]
Higher penalties for distracted drivers
The Government of B.C. will work to designate distracted driving as a high-risk driving behaviour under the ICBC Driver Risk Premium program. This means a driver with two distracted driving tickets in a three-year period will see their total financial penalties rise to as much as $2,000 ― an increase of $740 over the existing […]
A few questions for the local MP – as requested
To Dick Cannings: What about traditional use of the great outdoors by native and non-native people once the land is operated by Parks Canada? What facilities will be built by Parks Canada and for what purpose? You call it a National Park – the announcement says a park reserve? Is there not a distinction? Private […]
Up the hill – MP Richard Cannings
Federal and provincial environment ministers and local First Nations chiefs announced last week that they will re-open talks to create a national park in the south Okanagan. This was the latest step in long process that began in 2002, when a delegation of local mayors, First Nations leaders, and other concerned citizens met with Prime […]
Sod turning 1:30 pm Monday on Station Street – foot of Bank Avenue
Coast Hotels is expanding its Okanagan region offerings with the addition of a brand new property in Oliver, British Columbia. This new build will be located in the town dubbed the ‘Wine Capital of Canada’ near the south end of Canada’s famed Okanagan Valley and wine region, that is only 25 kilometers north of the […]