Landfills Closed for Remembrance Day The Campbell Mountain, Oliver and Okanagan Falls Landfills are closed for all statutory holidays. These landfills will be closed Tuesday November 11th, 2014 for Remembrance Day. Normal residential curbside garbage and recycling collection will still take place on Tuesday. For more information please contact the RDOS Solid Waste Division at […]
School day – a break this morning to remember
Tuc-el-nuit Elementary School – parents, teachers, students and the Royal Canadian Legion meeting in the gymnasium today – native drums, trumpet, singing, poetry and a video song written by Brian Adams – all featured at this ceremony. Press pictures for larger
November 20th
Schedule for Tuesday – a day for remembrance
Tuesday November 11th Oliver 9:45 am Community Hall service 10:30 am Assemble for March 10:45 am March commences 10:55 am Ceremony at Cenotaph Children – go to Subway after service and Oliver Theatre for movie at 2 pm
"Lest we forget"
“This Remembrance Day, we have much to reflect upon: the 100th anniversary of the First World War, and 75 years since the outbreak of the Second; the conclusion of Canada’s combat mission in Afghanistan; the deployment of Canadian soldiers in the Middle East; and the recent killings of Corporal Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice […]
“Lest we forget”
“This Remembrance Day, we have much to reflect upon: the 100th anniversary of the First World War, and 75 years since the outbreak of the Second; the conclusion of Canada’s combat mission in Afghanistan; the deployment of Canadian soldiers in the Middle East; and the recent killings of Corporal Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice […]
The Okanagan Fruit Tree Project continues to grow!
6,000 lbs of fresh fruit harvested for the hungry in Penticton. The non-profit aims to alleviate hunger by gleaning, or harvesting, unused fruit from backyard fruit trees and recently expanded to Penticton earlier this year. Harvested fruit is shared among the volunteer pickers, tree owners, and local charities and organizations serving those in need. “The […]