OLIVER – Students in the Okanagan-Similkameen School District will benefit from over $1.3 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects and classroom supplies, MLA Linda Larson announced today on behalf of Education Minister Mike Bernier. The district will extend the life of Similkameen Elementary Secondary and Osoyoos Secondary schools with $1.2 million in School […]
South Okanagan Physio
Chainsaw crime – Yes for a Park sign taken down
One day after a billboard supporting a contentious national park plan was erected, it was destroyed. The sign, in support of a proposed park in the South Okanagan, was erected on Friday along Highway 3 on private property according to police. It read “YES National Park.” But, sometime overnight Saturday, RCMP say someone took a chainsaw it, […]
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Executive Director sought
The Desert Valley Hospice Society is dedicated to supporting excellence in Hospice Palliative Care and end-of-life services. Through our Volunteer Programs, we assist people nearing end-of-life and their families by providing supportive services delivered by highly trained Hospice Volunteers. We are seeking a motivated and compassionate individual with excellent leadership skills to join our Organization […]
Comfy seats for “high” political drama
On Tuesday I decided to cover a “town hall” type political forum in Ok Falls. Reporters could walk around in a gymnasiums taking video or pictures and then sit down and continue the note taking. I wrote for about an hour before realizing I was just transcribing the “party playbook” for candidates. My metaphor was […]
Larson dismisses amalgamation notion
MLA Linda Larson has dismissed a suggestion that she favours amalgamation of the towns of Osoyoos and Oliver. At an all-candidates forum Wednesday, Larson was asked to comment on press reports that she would like to see the towns amalgamated. She chuckled when she answered, “I favour amalgamation of some services.” An Osoyoos weekly […]
Brenda Shaw – a story
The Bank Heist In the summer of 1968 a friend of mine got me a job at the CIBC at Granville and 13th. It was an older bank and each of us tellers was in a little cage that could be moved out for cleaning etc. Every morning like clock work, Mr. Szasz from his […]