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Committee will study picker problem

By ROY WOOD Suggestions ranging from better bylaw enforcement to throwing a Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day party for Quebecois youth were touted Monday at a meeting to discuss the annual takeover of Lions Park by itinerant farm workers. About 50 people gathered at the Oliver Community Centre to offer ideas on how to address what many local […]

Penticton has an opposition force

Opponents of leasing space in Skaha Lake Park brought their protest into Penticton City Hall after more than 1,000 people gathered on city hall steps. Rallies for and against water slides in Skaha Lake Park held outside Penticton City Hall on Monday. Mayor Andrew Jakubeit promising to revisit that topic later this week. The rallies […]

Monday – Osoyoos council

No water curbs for rural Osoyoos residents By ROY WOOD Rural Osoyoos residents dodged the watering restriction bullet Monday as town council opted not to impose the same limits on them as those faced by town residents. Water districts eight and nine – north and south of the town limits – were not included in […]

Smoke in the valley caused by Fairview Rd/White Lake Rd fire

Fire location – west of Greg and Chris Norton – just above Joel Malcolm’s place of residence. This is a burnt out former fire area with limited fuel. Resources: Ministry of Forest aircraft and on the ground forces Oliver Fire Department, police and ambulance on scene to protect civilian property. Lots of smoke in the […]