South Okanagan

Water advisory for Sage Mesa

  Photo: Contributed - RDOS A water advisory has been issued for the Sage Mesa water system. A water quality advisory has been issued for residents in the South Okanagan after an increase in turbidity was noticed in the Sage Mesa water system. Spring...

More places to walk in South Okanagan

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer   West Bench water supply upgrades, including a pipeline and pedestrian pathway, are moving ahead. The Regional District Okanagan Similkameen has awarded the project to H&M Excavating Ltd., in the amount of $1,550,646. The water...

B & E in Summerland

  Photo: Contributed - Google Street View Yesterday, the Shell Gas station at 9507 Main St., was robbed. The theft took place in the early morning; the station was closed at the time. The front door was forced and a suspect then emptied the ATM and stole...

Unhappy Fortis customers rally together

Residents of the South Okanagan have banded together to fight the new two-tier rate structure introduced by FortisBC. Photo: Contributed - Oliver Daily News South Okanagan residents frustrated over FortisBC's new two-tier energy billing program gathered at...

Farm worker topics on agenda in Oliver

Photo: Contributed An opportunity to ask people in the know about farm worker topics will be held tonight (Monday) in Oliver. The event is titled 'A Day on the Farm' and representatives from various organizations will be there to answer questions. Among...

Castanet reporter told to erase photos

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer As I drove down to the border through the sunny South Okanagan Friday morning, I wondered what lay ahead. In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings would there be long lines, additional questions and  a more thorough search of my...

9-1-1 emergency services debate

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer The Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen board voted Thursday  to go ahead with an alternate approval process, in regards to the upgrade to the  9-1-1  emergency services matter. The decision was reached after staff suggested the...

Chimney fire in Oliver

Photo: Contributed - Oliver Daily News --Oliver Daily News Fire crews were called to a chimney blaze at a home in the 6400 block of Badger Street, in Oliver. The call came around 7:20 p.m. and several units responded. According to Oliver Daily News the fire was...

Wanted man has ties to Penticton

Photo: Contributed Tyler Edward Andrist   South Okanagan Similkameen Crime Stoppers is seeking tips on the whereabouts of Tyler Edward Andrist. Andrist, who is wanted on a province wide warrant for  breach of probation, has been convicted on...

NDP to open office in Summerland

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Richard Cannings The Penticton NDP will open its campaign office in Summerland  at #103-­9917 Main Street, on Friday, April 12. BC NDP candidate Richard Cannings will host an open house inviting members of the media and...

High water a cause for concern

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Dennis Tomlin stands by continuation of drainage ditch When Dennis Tomlin goes to bed at night, he hears the sound of water running and worries. In recent weeks, residents of Sportsmens Bowl Road near Oliver have experienced a higher...

Escaped fugitive caught in Kaleden

Photo: CTV The Penticton RCMP Drug Task Force located and arrested a fugitive from justice who has been missing since last month. James John Jackson, 31, escaped from the Ferndale Institution in Mission on March 19 and was picked up on Tuesday. “Mr. Jackson,...

Joie Farm big winner at wine competition

Photo: Contributed Naramata's Joie Farm was a big winner at the 2013 Great Northwest Wine Competition. Up against, almost exclusively, Washington and Oregon competition, Joie was awarded thirteen medals. The haul included a a Double-Gold medal...

Land transfer supports airport expansion

A transfer of Crown land to the Town of Princeton provides for the future expansion of the regional airport and supports the ongoing prosperity of the region, Bill Bennett, Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister, announced on Tuesday. Photo:...

Naramata readies for big yard sale

Photo: Contributed RCMP directs traffic at yard sale in 2012 Naramata’s annual yard sale attracted so many people last year that auxiliary RCMP members were called in to direct traffic. This April, volunteer coordinator Craig Henderson anticipates as many...

More land preserved for nature

Photo: Contributed --- With files from The Oliver Daily News Wildlife habitat in the Okanagan is better protected today following new additions to the South Okanagan Wildlife Management Area. Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson made...

Similkameen bands to share mine money

Photo: Contributed - Copper Mountain Mining Corporation A new revenue agreement has been signed between the Upper and Lower Similkameen Indian Bands and the BC government. A new revenue sharing agreement between the Upper and Lower Similkameen Indian Bands and the...

NDP select South Okanagan candidate

Photo: Contributed - Oliver Daily News Sam Hancheroff   New Democrats in Boundary-Similkameen have selected school trustee Sam Hancheroff as their candidate for the May 14 election. “After more than a decade of Liberal government, our people in...

Arrest made in Hedley fatal accident

Photo: Contributed   On April 5, the South Okanagan Traffic Services and Keremeos Detachment members arrested a 24-year-old Hedley man in connection with the March 30 fatal motor vehicle accident on Highway 3, east of Hedley. The arrest was made as...

Be dog-aware of Summerland mad man

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Sign at Sun-Oka The Summerland RCMP is keeping tabs on a situation at Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park where there have been confrontations between a middle-aged man and women walking their dogs. It has been brought to the detachment’s...