100 women who care – Osoyoos, Oliver and OK Falls This the 2nd largest gift to a South Okanagan charity by this group.
$5600 to Desert Valley Hospice
Osoyoos – wins Soccer weekend tournament in Oliver
The winner of the tournament this weekend was Osooyos Secondary. They played Fort St. James in the final and won 2-0. Other teams in the tournament are: Fraser Lake, Pender Harbour, Merritt, Boundary and Hope. The Oliver team is made up of about 22 girls. Mostly gr 8’s and gr 9’s this year with several […]
Town of Oliver – Monday’s council decisions
Oliver and Osoyoos Search and Rescue seeking support for a grant to erect a new building to store equipment. The group is seeking provincial grant monies. OOSR also seeking more land adjacent to the present location. Town staff are not recommending an expansion of land of 20 more metres in length. The building would contain […]
Alcott fundraisers
Oliver Elks Breakfast Sunday 150 people served. The Elks raised over $1600 and the Eastern Star raised over $600. *** The cause – Emma Alcott of Willowbrook 24-year-old mother of two young children children, ages 3 and 7, battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Emma Alcott was diagnosed in May 2018 and completed what was believed to be […]
Reaction to report
As with all iterations of Parks Canada issues, we as a public – have no idea if the facts presented are verifiable. Parks Canada says it received so many surveys, but how are we as a community to audit their numbers in a verifiable assembly of actual numbers? It’s an arm of the Government, lobbying […]
Conclusions and Recommendations
Conclusions There is a spectrum of opinions regarding the proposed national park reserve in the South Okanagan-Similkameen. Establishing the proposed national park reserve will require ongoing efforts to reconcile differing views on the initiative. • The public consultation process is not intended to build consensus, but to identify challenges and opportunities associated with the proposal […]
Parks Canada – “we listen” – report
Consultation – third party hired by Parks Canada NRG Research Group is a Canadian-owned, private company incorporated in June 2005. Our team is lead by our CEO and Chairman Dr. Brian Owen, and our President, Andrew Enns. We have offices in Vancouver, Calgary, and Winnipeg, serving local and international clients. NRG’s approach ensures that you […]