Draft The draft horse is employed to pull something like a barge or maybe a sled. To draft is to draw, as in pull. We can pull a draft of beer into a glass and call it draft beer because it was pulled from a barrel. Geese are famous for draft flying in that they […]
Think about it with Joseph Seiler
by Gail Prior
MY BEST “Dammit,” I exclaimed while pulling off on the side of the road. I was headed to a cabin owned by friends at Baldy. They were away and had offered it to me, as I needed some quiet time away from my home in town, to further my writing skills and catch up […]
Argo Road Maintenance – will be gone when spring thaw arrives
District 8 – South Okanagan Acciona Infrastructure Maintenance Inc. New company awarded lucrative contract. Acciona is a global company employing 35,000 people, with an office in Vancouver The company calls itself “a leading company for developing sustainable solutions around the world through its different activities.” It develops bridges, tunnels, highways, railways and high speed rail […]
What is BC Tree Fruits ?
BC Tree Fruits (BCTF) is a cooperative owned by its members, who are all also growers. The cooperative operates BC Tree Fruits Growers Supply Co. Ltd. and BC Tree Fruits Cider Company. BC Fruits Growers Association (BCFGA) is an industry association representing all fruit growers’ interests across BC. Who is the new leader of […]
Moving on
Manda Maggs, Executive Director – Oliver and District Heritage Society (Museum and Archives) has tendered her resignation. Maggs takes up a newly created position in Penticton at the Shatford Centre. Warren Everton, former CFO of the Town of Oliver and presently Chief Financial Officer for BC Tree Fruits in Kelowna has tendered his resignation. Everton […]
Oliver councillor – new chair of Regional Hospital District
The board of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) held elections for chair and vice chair, during the inaugural meeting on Thursday, November 15, 2018. Director Karla Kozakevich, Electoral Area “E,” has been acclaimed as chair and director Manfred Bauer, Village of Keremeos has been re-elected as vice-chair. “I would like to thank the […]
Homeless man found dead in truck
Human Remains Found in Vehicle After Vehicle Fire On November 13, 2018 at 142am, the Osoyoos RCMP were called to a fully engulfed Chevrolet S10 pickup truck fire at a residence on Nighthawk Drive in Osoyoos. Osoyoos fire department arrived shortly after police and put out the fire which had spread to a second […]