The Regional District Okanagan Similkameen (RDOS) – Effective at noon on Sunday, October 15, 2017, the current Open Burning ban which includes backyard and multiple pile burning will be rescinded for those lands which are contained within the RDOS Fire Protection Areas in accordance with RDOS By-Law No. 2364, 2005. The Kamloops Fire Center is […]

Two homes totally gone in a fire that erupted about 6:00 pm on Lakeside Rd – just south of Skaha Marina. One house at 3923 Lakeside collapsed and the occupant, a 92 year old woman (Mary Esta) has not yet been found. A family spokesperson is quoted as saying her remains should have been found but both […]

Town of Oliver – $49,660 Town of Osoyoos – $100,000   BC Rural Dividend grants over $10 million for rural projects VICTORIA – The B.C. government is distributing $10.1 million in new grants to help rural communities stabilize their economies and create long-term local employment, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development […]

The senior boys volley ball team of SOSS playing rival team of Princess Margaret Secondary School from Penticton. The boys played a close game , losing by only two points in each set , causing a overall game  loss. Photo and description of action by Ali Lantz

Jake’s Gift, a beautifully written, critically acclaimed play is coming to the Frank Venables Theatre in Oliver on Saturday October 21st at 7:30 p.m. Canadian actress and playwright Julia Mackay delights audiences with Jake’s Gift, a surprisingly funny drama that tells the story of a Canadian WW2 veteran’s reluctant return to Normandy, France, for the […]

Buffet I have this idea that the experience called living is like being in a place that is the Universe’s buffet. Now Universe, by definition, is all things, every conceivable thing. So we are in this place and a few ‘laws’ are vital to note. One is that it is a buffet, so no table […]