A second explosion near a Windsor Avenue home Friday afternoon – this courtesy of the RCMP’s bomb squad. The Vancouver based unit was called to the area after police responded to what neighbours believe was a bomb that had been detonated in the back yard of the Windsor Avenue home Thursday afternoon. “We evacuated the […]
Thanks to students at Sen Pok Chin
Take a walk down to the river – walk down Meadows* Drive to the very end and say “how come I didn’t know about this” Thanks to the young artists and the ORRI project for habitat and beautification enhancement.
Tom Desjardin
Employee Pricing Event Now you can buy a brand new 2014 Chevrolet and pay what the dealer’s employees pay. There just isn’t a better time to buy than now; but you better hurry. Stock is limited and you don’t want to miss out on the best selection we have to offer. Tom Desjardins, […]
Fiesta time
D Day – June 6
The Normandy landings, codenamed Operation Neptune, were the landing operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the invasion of German-occupied western Europe, led to the restoration of the French Republic, and contributed to an Allied […]
Residents breath easier – suspect charged in multiple murder
RCMP arrested Maritime shooting suspect Justin Bourque shortly after midnight (8pm our time) in a backyard in Moncton Police apprehended the suspect in the shooting deaths of three RCMP officers in that New Brunswick city. 24 year old Bourque was the prime target in a police search related to the shooting deaths of three RCMP officers Wednesday night. […]
FIRST NATIONS STUDENT WINS AWARD
A local First Nations student in Oliver has been awarded a Primary division first prize in a prestigious province-wide contest on Traditional Knowledge & Medicine. Winter, a member of the Osoyoos Indian Band and grade two student at Sen Pok Chin School will receive a cheque for $50 as a Primary winner. FORED BC’s Traditional […]
Penticton Concert Band – Summer Concerts for 2014
The Penticton Concert Band, under the direction of Gerald Nadeau, will be performing two free concerts this summer: one in Oliver, and one in Penticton. The band has been working hard at a new repertoire and is looking forward to playing it for the public. The concerts will include a variety of styles and […]