Effective at noon (Pacific time) on Friday, July 3, 2015, all open burning, including campfires and fireworks, will be prohibited throughout the majority of the province, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced today. This prohibition will remain in place until the public is otherwise notified. This extraordinary step is being taken […]
………………..extraordinary step
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Picture from air tanker over Newby Lake
Area 27 update
This shot about a month ago. Same look today. Had a communication with Area 27 spokesman Bill Drossos (middle below) who states the paperwork on a long term lease is not complete with details in the hands of lawyers from both sides with the Department of Indian Affairs in the middle. If you could start construction […]
End of era
Karen Niven wanted to wait until she was 75 but the pressure was on to retire – and make plans. Niven came to Oliver in 1975 – buying some property below and west of Bellevue Drive. Karen, Al and two young girls arrived from Vernon looking for a good place to settle. They liked the […]
Water colour with Julie Fredlund
Villanova – war memorial in Italy
Chief Clarence Louie and three of his council members at Villanova Buried there – Ernest Baptiste George of the Osoyoos Indian Band – Pictures submitted with thanks