South Okanagan

Former Oliver mayor to run for Slater

The BC Liberals have announced that Oliver municipal councillor Linda Larson will be the Party’s candidate in Boundary-Similkameen. Larson, the former three-term Mayor of Oliver, will run in place of current MLA John Slater. “I’m proud to be running for the BC Liberals...

Spirit of growth - $60,000 for study

  Photo: Contributed The City of Summerland will spend more than $60,000 for a review of the community's Urban Growth Strategy. Council awarded the contract to Sustainability Solutions Group Monday. The current strategy, adopted in 2008 as part of the...

Slater moving on as Independent

MLA John Slater said Tuesday he hopes to continue to play a role in politics in the months ahead, after stepping down from the Liberal Caucus on Monday. His plan will be to sit as an Independent in the Legislature as of Feb. 12. He will further be moving his office in...

Conditions ripe for ice wine

Ice wine gallery Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Conditions were right for ice wine production this weekend Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Photo: Deborah...

Slater, BC Liberals part ways

The B.C. Liberal Party says personal issues it will not discuss are behind the decision to reject Liberal backbencher John Slater's re-election bid in the May election. Photo: Contributed MLA, John Slater Liberal Party executive director Mike McDonald said...

Osoyoos meeting on smart meters

Photo: Contributed - Julie Turner Paul McCavour, organizer of the meeting   A meeting focused on health, cost and other issues related to smart meters will be held in Osoyoos on Saturday. Titled No to Smart Meters, it will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at...

Update: Worksite death

  Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer The Oliver worksite. WorkSafeBC has confirmed a worker was struck and killed by a load of OSB sheets that slid from a forklift on Thursday. The man has been identified as Sheldon Skolos, 27, from Oliver. According to...

Cemetery upgrades

  Photo: Contributed An artist concept of how the front stone fence will look   The final resting place for generations of Naramata residents is expected to get a facelift in the months ahead. A committee, comprised of citizens and RDOS...

Death on a work site

  Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer At the site of the accident in Osoyoos Osoyoos RCMP have confirmed a person died in an industrial accident at the Osoyoos Cottages work site on the east side of Osoyoos Lake Thursday morning. Part of the construction site,...

Naramata woman dies in Palm Springs

The Riverside County Coroner's office in Southern California has released a report stating an 84-year-old Naramata woman was struck and killed by a car in Palm Springs. The incident took place around 6 p.m. on Jan. 8 on South Palm Canyon Drive. Harriet Beichman was hit by a...

Repeater repairs to wait until spring

  Electrical power to a communication tower that houses an emergency radio repeater used by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen fire departments will not be restored until the late spring, according to an RDOS press release. “The message we have...

Police search for gun thieves

Photo: Contributed - Google --- With files from Oliver Daily News Police in Osoyoos are searching for gun thieves after receiving a report of a break and enter at Casa Del Mila Oro Resort on Lakeshore Drive, on December, 28. When police arrived on scene they found...

Lots of ice but not enough for icewine

The unusually mild temperatures experienced in the Okanagan Valley this winter have led to questions as to the likelihood that your favourite vineyard will produce an icewine this season. Photo: Castanet Staff It's still too warm to pick grapes for...

Drummers amass at border crossing

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Idle No More at Osoyoos border

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Drummers at recent Idle No More rally in Penticton   Idle No More Okanagan will stage a peaceful event to show solidarity with other Idle No More events across Canada and internationally on Saturday, Jan. 5. The...

No emergency radios for 4 days

  Photo: Contributed Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen officials said late Friday that primary radio dispatching is again running smoothly, as it was before an incident at the Mount Kobau repeater site. The towers there, powered by one generator,...

How much will your home be assessed

More than 67,000 property owners throughout the South Okanagan region can expect to receive their 2013 assessment notices in the next few days. “Most homes in the South Okanagan region are remaining stable in value compared to last year‟s assessment roll,” said Tracy Wall,...

Recycling Xmas trees for charity

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Donations for collecting trees go to a good cause in Penticton   There are many ways to recycle Christmas trees in the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. All people have to do is remove all tinsel, fake snow and...

Dr not always on call in Princeton

Residents are advised that during the month of January there will be times when the physician on call for Princeton General Hospital’s Emergency Department will be attending only to the most urgent cases. Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer - Castanet - File Photo Emergency...

Top stories of 2012 in South Okanagan

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer Slack Alice's burned in February   A fast moving fire marked the end of an era, a long existing race took place for the last time and an eagerly awaited hockey dormitory failed to come to fruition. These were among the...