Education by the numbers VICTORIA – The following facts provide a snapshot of British Columbia’s public education system: Enrolment for the 2012-13 school year 534,691 estimated full-time public school students this September, compared to 540,696 for the September 2011 estimate (6,005 fewer students). Since 2000-01, there has been a decrease of more than 63,000 students. […]
BC school enrollment continues to decline
Fire on OIB land just off Black Sage Rd
Picture from Linda Anderson Fire Department called at 1:16 am to Inkameep Rd subdivision just off Black Sage Rd. Spencer Tribbick of the OFD says 23 men fought the fire with 5 pieces of equipment. Tribbick says most of the house is gutted but the basement appeared okay with some roof damage and the fire […]
Council Report
Pictured is Desert Hills land Mayor Hovanes has agreed to work with the Communities in Bloom committee members in finding a new location for a marker near the cenotaph. Some concern expressed that the present location was inappropriate and council has decided it should be moved to another location in the same civic garden […]
Activated
Switch turns on the lights at Vaseux Lake corner MLA John Slater below gets picture taken by local reporters as the credit sign goes up.
Sent to media
2 trees vandalized Thursday night on Sparatan street by the high school. Both of these trees were planted this spring. One tree we replanted hoping it will take – this year the other one was damaged too bad to replant. The local RCMP have been made aware of this. Dave Janzen Public Works Foreman Town […]
More sealcoat
Signs are up on McKinney Road, trucks are parked behind the motel by the liquor store, and it looks like the road to baldy is about to get the same treatment that White Lake road got last year. ( Hopefully on sections of dirt road – no over newly paved areas) Photo and story by […]
Rotary recognition
Last night at the volunteer’s appreciation dinner in Penticton, the Rotary Club of Oliver was awarded the Founder’s cup and plaque for “growing” the Penticton Ironman. The club was cited for its 30 year commitment to the event with its manning the bike aid station in Oliver. “You have been there from the beginning and […]