Oliver Wine Capital of Canada 10K run taking place on Sunday, April 13. The event is Road Race #5 in the Canadian Tire Interior Running Association series and normally draws between 100-200 runners from all over the Okanagan and Lower Mainland. This race put on by the Oliver Parks and Recreation Society. The race starts […]
Cats…. lots of cats ~ Number one problem for SPCA
BCSPCA Craig Daniell says there are currently tens of thousands of homeless kittens and cats in B.C. “These abandoned and free-roaming cats are forced to fend for themselves outdoors, suffering from starvation, illness and injury, freezing temperature and predator attacks.” He notes that 75 per cent of kittens born outdoors die before the age of […]
FREE classifeds – spring cleaning
All February items in all categories have been remove. Re-post item if still current If you want something removed please put another entry in the category – please don’t phone or send an email. Thanks. Remember it’s a FREE service and therefore most of the work should be yours not mine. On April 1st ( […]
Second V-Day event – a week away
On Friday, April 4th, 2014 our production of ‘A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and a Prayer’; will be held at the newly constructed Frank Venables Theatre, located adjacent to Oliver’s South Okanagan Secondary School. The 7 pm performance will be following by a “Meet the Cast” wine reception. V-Day’s mission is to raise awareness […]
Houdini meets Lt. Governor in May
Meet “Houdini” the Great Horned owl and wish him a happy 15th Birthday at SORCO The South Okanagan Rehabilitation Centre for Owls – 8965 Hwy 97 North of Oliver Annual Open House / Grand Opening of our new Clinic Sun May 4th-2014 10 am – 3 pm Ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 am by The Honorable […]
Dave Drought writes:
In regard to your story on quagga mussels, I thought to send a picture of zebra mussels I saw in the Colorado River last year. A little different in appearance, but just as harmful. Strangely enough, I read a few years ago that these mussels, while bad for human endeavours, and most likely harmful to […]
Photographer Doris Lancaster
Floatin’ like the heavens above It looks like muskrat love
Fee hikes and layoffs – in future for Okanagan College
Okanagan College’s Board of Governors has passed a $92.8 million balanced budget for 2014-15 that includes tuition fee increases for domestic and international students. “While this is a tight budget year that involves some adjustments, it also allows introduction of a new program in Sustainable Construction Management Technology, and anticipates a growth in our international […]