Vernon to get new library
Vernon Mayor Wayne Lippert and ORL Chair Ted Bacigalupo look at artist rendering on the 11 million dollar new library for the City of Vernon.
At a press conference held on Monday morning, February 22, the Chair of the Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) Board, Ted Bacigalupo, announced that the ORL will build a new library branch [...]
Local girl rescued from shipwreck
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Greg and Doris Smith welcome daughter Sarah back to Okanagan after long jouney homte
Pix above from CTV
Photo and story from Kelowna Courier
Local girl rescued off coast of Brazil to return home this week
Sarah Smith, the Oliver teen who spent as long as 40 hours in a lifeboat off the coast of Brazil, is [...]
Homes first – Canyon Desert Resort
Construction is designed to begin in the winter of 2010-2011 on the five phase Canyon Desert Resort at OIB. Chief operating officer Chris Scott says pre sales will begin in July.
We are being cautious he says – we will not build 100 units and not have them sell. We are going to meet demand. [...]
TGIF
Costly Olympics open today in Vancouver – now the rest of the happy news
Feb 12, 2010 VICTORIA — The B.C. government plans to cut an estimated $10 million in funding from organizations that provide services to some of the province’s most vulnerable children and families.
Highlights of the Throne speech this week also include these [...]
Low apple prices brings a crowd
Okanagan apple growers talk fruit
by Kevin Berar – Giant FM
Feb 11, 2010 / 2:00 pm
(thanks to Buzz Bishop for the snapy of kid bites okanagan apple)
A second meeting will take place Thursday night for apple growers concerned about the low prices and the industry.
Wednesday night about 60 growers filed into the Oliver Recreation Centre to [...]
Young Oliver Farmers
Young Coverts honoured as young farmers
Shelly and Gene Covert, (pictured at right) are winners of the B.C./Yukon Outstanding Young Farmer Program for 2010. The couple are the proprietors of Covert Organic Farm & Vineyards in Oliver. Presenting them with their award are Canadian Outstanding Young Farmer vice-president Derek Janzen (left) and B.C. Minister of Agriculture [...]
Fruit Workers forced to move
Fruit workers relocated
Workers at the Summerland fruit packing house will be transferred to other packing houses in the region.
Jan Crawford (Canadian, b. 1958 TBC), Women Wrapping Apples, 2001, monoprint, 91 x 61 cm. Purchased 2006, support provided by the Canada Council Acquisition Assistance Program, and the Central Okanagan Foundation.
By John Arendt – Summerland Review
Published: February [...]
Oliver at the Richmond ‘O’
An Oliver wine featured at Richmond O Zone opening night
Remarkable
Delicious
Exciting – Rick Hansen was the hometown hero at Tuesday’s Olympic Torch celebration in Richmond.
The largest crowd in the Torch Relay’s 103 day history was on-hand to welcome Hansen to the Minoru Park O-Zone.
Hansen says transporting the Olympic Flame up the wheelchair ramp to the stage [...]
Betty Neufield in Olds, Alta
One of Oliver’s great ladies has gone. Betty Neufield has left her post at Valley First Credit Union and now up and running in Olds, Alberta. Best wishes to Betty.
Hi Jack, Yes been away now for over a month. I’m living in Olds Alberta. Now working for Mountain View Credit Union, they have 11 branches and I [...]