Oliver’s Cliff Meeds shows ’em how it’s done in the burn-out box at Wine Country Racing Association’s final race October 7, 2012 The Wine Country Racing (WCRA) finished off the 2012 season with warm weather, smoking tires, screaming engines and excited fans. The Okanagan Car Club Challenge brought in many some-time racers, as well as […]
Van Aller accepts Fortis award on behalf of School District
Mitch Van Aller – Director of Facilities holds award presented to School District #53 and himself for Conservation Excellence. The award presented Tuesday in Kelowna was made by FortisBC for the total savings of 100 thousand kWhours of power inside the design of the new SOSS building. Van Aller says that equates to the power […]
Fall has arrived – in temperature…and in colour
Apple crush
Yesterday – Dave and Jean Evans contacted me and said: “the crusher arrives in the morning come on out”. Being interested in a fresh crisp apple story – I said I would visit on either side of an obligation at home I had this morning – waiting for the plumber. Kristen Trovato and her crewmate arrived safely from […]
Green light for Desert Hills development – traffic concerns to be dealt with
A fairly large crowd attended a 2 hour-long public hearing Wednesday night in Oliver at the Elks Hall. 19 speakers took the microphone to speak – a number of them speaking twice. The public hearing, a legal procedure, to allow the public to argue a case – for or against – changing the zoning on […]
Lakefront property dispute
A resident of the Tradewinds Manufactured Home Park in Oliver called me over to take a look at something new and disturbing on the lake front. Parts of the park is on Tuc-el-nuit Lake. The owner has begun to erect a shoreline fence to demarcate the property line. The picture below shows a painted line on a concrete […]
Annual cleanup – thanks Leta
Leta Shores is a bit parental when it comes to the statue of John Oliver. Each year she spends about 8 hours cleaning it for the Town of Oliver. A good citizen – yes. And yes it is her work of art.
Nature photographer snapped at new ORRI platform
The rivier restoration project has built a new viewing platform on the Okanagan River north of the drop stucture (VDS 13). Wildlife photographer Bob Cameron is seen posing for a picture for his new website which is about to launch.