Oliver Parks and Recreation Society has slashed its budget to a zero percent increase and those changes will now have to be incorporated in the RDOS budget at the next Regional District budget meeting in Penticton. Board members directed that $9000 in savings be found to get the budget increase to $0.00. The changes were […]
OIB represented on Oliver parks board
Terry Baptiste has been appointed by the Osoyoos Indian Band to represent members on the Oliver Parks and Recreation Society Board of Directors. Terry is very active in hockey and will bring a new perspective to the deliberations. He is joined by Tamela Edwards of the School Board and six others appointed by local government […]
Family Fair this Saturday
Queen Victoria rears her head
This is Queen Victoria rock, best viewed from just before where the irrigation ditch passes under the highway north of town, look over to the loose rock fall across the river. This rock must be at least 8 feet high. The analogy is that Queen Victoria always wore a black shroud and this is the […]
Police report from Oliver
On February 15, 2012 Oliver RCMP received a report of a hit and run collision across from 35641 93rd St, Oliver. The Complainant reported that her 2007 Honda Pilot was parked off the road, by the old Shoppers Drug Mart building all day, and at some point during the day her driver side rear bumper […]
Police report from Osoyoos
Osoyoos RCMP General Release 2012-02-20 2012-02-14 a local reported that while parked at the Osoyoos Shoppers Drug Mart parking lot someone placed 2 nails up against the front and rear driver’s side tires of his vehicle. The vehicle driver suspected a male he had seen in the area who he then spoke to about the […]
Is the National Park issue dead?
There will be 3 opportunities to attend presentations on “Everything you want to know about a national park in the South Okanagan-Similkameen”. Chloe O’Loughlin from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society will be talking about the benefits of a national park to businesses, communities and the region. This meeting will be of particular interest to business […]
Local school district settles with CUPE
The BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) board of directors has ratified two-year collective agreements for support staff in 11 school districts under the government’s 2010 net-zero mandate. The collective agreements were reached through collaborative discussions between the BCPSEA, the accredited bargaining agent for the Province’s 60 public boards of education, and union bargaining teams […]