Wednesday May 16th, JOB FAIR in Oliver 2 – 5 pm at the Sen Pok Chin School. Approximately 20 employers to attend, and these employers are looking to hire! Bring your resumes, find out about the opportunities for employment. Special guest Canadian actor Nathaniel Arcand will be there. Find out about opportunities in the film […]
No Hedley Bus Wednesday for school kids
The impending rise in river water has led School District #53 to cancel bus service to Hedley effective Wednesday, for fear the Similkameen will wash out Highway 3. Students then would have been “in a positon of being evacuees and be dropped off at emergency operations centres without supervision or accompaniment of their parents. This (would) only […]
by Mike Monaghan
Cinnamon Teal from the marshes up the river on the west.
Stab wounds – incident investigated in Osoyoos
2018-05-15 13:53 PDT On May 14, 2018 at 1:40 p.m. the Osoyoos RCMP responded to an incident at a hotel located at 4200 Lakeshore Drive. A 25-year-old male was located on site suffering from suspected stab wounds and was transported to the hospital with what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries. Preliminary information […]
When a marsh* becomes part of a lake
Picture submitted by pilot Vic Seder
Culvert replacement slows traffic
Maintenance Highway 97 Both directions – Maintenance 13.5 km north of Oliver 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on Tue May 15. The road is reduced to single lane alternating traffic with up to 19 minutes delay. Updated on Tue May 15 at 7:35 am PDT. Source: Drive BC
Keremeos Seniors being re-located
Orchard Haven care home resident relocation underway Due to ongoing flooding and increased evacuation alerts in the South Okanagan, residents at Orchard Haven residential care home are being relocated until further notice. Orchard Haven has 36 residents, 11 have the ability to return to family in the area and 25 will be transported to alternate […]
Osoyoos open for business….. but
High lake levels and some flooding has put Osoyoos in the provincial spotlight… but Most of the community of Osoyoos and surrounding area remains unaffected, is open for business, and looking forward to exceptional weather for the coming May long weekend. Travelers are invited to check out everything the town has to offer beyond lake […]