Okanagan residents are encouraged to come and share their views on two Wildlife Management Area proposals for their region at two open houses in early November. The first proposal would add several parcels of land to the existing South Okanagan Wildlife Management Area near the communities of Oliver and Osoyoos. The proposed additions will conserve […]
Will this be a good season for the gas company?
A walk in Wayne’s world
Photos by Wayne Jones
Guns fired? – flares shot? Not a lot of answers
Earlier this week we were asking ‘where is Cactus Creek?” The sign above seems to indicate – this is it. Cactus Creek Campsite was started up this year by Dale George and Victoria “Dee” Lyle who live in a home about 10 km south on Nk’Mip Rd from the turnoff on Black Sage. It’s a […]
$900 thousand trimmed from SOSS reconstruction budget
“Mitch Van Aller has been working with the architects, engineers and general contractors to see how we could trim the cost by 1.2 million without sacrificing quality or decreasing the footprint. They have now managed to trim about $900 000 out of the budget and so we are at quarter of a million over budget. […]
60 demonstrations in BC
More than 45 concerned citizens of the Boundary- Similkameen, rallied outside MLA John Slater’s office on Wednesday, October 24th, as part of the “Defend Our Coast” Day Of Action.Residents from the communities of Grand Forks, Osoyoos, Keremeos, Oliver and Kaleden were in attendance. The group was one of more than 60 that took place across […]
Congratulations Jeff!
Worth a thousand words
Recently someone asked: “What is the picture in the banner?” The answer: one of a series of great aerial shots taken while aboard a helicopter with pilot Olivier Combret. The scene is the north end of Osoyoos Lake where the Okanagan River channel empties. Beautiful.