Gallagher Lake Village Park is excited to announce their Grand Opening on Saturday, June 9, 2012. This single family home development, made possible by developer Swaran Chahal and partners, is located 20 minutes south of Penticton and offers accessible housing to people all ages. This is precisely why Gallagher Lake Village Park has aligned themselves […]
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Swiftwater rescue certification – OFD issues warning
Members of the Oliver Fire Dept were certified in swiftwater rescue over the past weekend in order to better protect the residents and visitors of our community. This added protection comes with a warning. Environment Canada has issued a high rainfall warning for the interior of the province. Although we are well prepared and well […]
Thanks
On behalf of Desert Sun Counselling and Resource Centre I would like to let you know about a fabulous garage/yard sale the Royal LePage realtors held on May 12th to benefit the Desert Sun Safe Home. The realtors and their friends worked so hard to organize and staff the sale which was in the parking […]
Colour caught on zoom
Bird on a wire by Colleen Misner
New zoning bylaw fails to draw a crowd
A rewrite of a zoning bylaw that is about 27 years old has been exposed again to public input but only 3 taxpayers attended the council session Monday afternoon. A Urban Systems report given to council outlined polling results from industrial land owners and residents who attended a town hall meeting in April. The industrial land […]
Rivers and creeks could rise
BC River Forecast Centre says weather this week could increase potential risks near water courses in the Okanagan Area. This system is expected to deliver significant rain over Monday evening and through Tuesday for the Okanagan-Kettle and South Interior region. Forecasted rainfall amounts over the next 2 to 3 days are in the 30 to […]