Former Osoyoos Lawyer Michael Fitzwilliam Welsh of Mott Welsh & Associates was elected secretary/treasurer of the BC Branch – Canadian Bar Association at the 2014 annual general meeting held in Richmond. Welsh is an established Penticton criminal lawyer – Okanagan trial and appellate litigator, mediator, legal writer, wine columnist and BC VQA wine judge. “These are difficult […]
No report cards – exams being modified
B.C. high school students will not be getting report cards for this year and provincial exams are being modified to make them easier to mark as teachers begin the second week of their full strike. Report cards have not been deemed an essential service, so teachers will not be required to complete them. Provincial exams […]
Photographer Doris Lancaster
Rural report with Laird Smith
Last week, I was strolling through a neighborhood farmer’s market when I came upon a display of cherries. Knowing that the only cherries being sold in Edmonton are from California, I gave the display my full attention. Although the fruit was dark and ripe looking, the stems were drying and turning splotchy brown. The cherry […]
No staff
Above Grade 10 Science Exam – Below Administration staff set up and decorate for Grad Night Thursday
“The house is on fire”
Fire Saturday destroys older home on 523 Earle Crescent leaving a family with no home to their own. Edna Lalonde was living in the home with her 16 year old brother Steven, a friend (Edgar Montante) and her 72 year old dad Frank . 1 other person stayed there on occasion but only Edna and her brother were in the […]
Town Council – up coming
4pm Public Meeting 1. Question as to where funding would come from for new A/C unit on Council Chambers building which also houses the Finance Department and a doctor’s office. 2. Concept plans for Fairview Rd/Gala Street Parks – report and discussion 7pm Public Hearing 1. Zoning Bylaw 1350 and OCP Amendment Bylaw 1070.02 Following […]
Graduation week at SOSS
Tuesday June 24 – Atrium – Last Supper (Grad Dinner) 5:30 pm Tuesday June 24 – Frank Venables Theatre – Awards Night (Bursaries and Scholarships) 7:00 pm Thursday June 26 – Graduation Event – Gymnasium 7:00 pm