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Oliver, British Columbia · OliverBy Don Urquhart, Times Chronicle The first local wildfire of the season in the South Okanagan occurred over the weekend with a 4.37 hectare wildfire at Dutton Creek, about 1.5 km east of the southern end of Vaseux Lake. BC Wildfire Service has listed the fire as “Being Held,” meaning it’s not likely to spread beyond predetermined boundaries. The wildfire is classified as being started by humans or human activity – one of seven human caused fire…See the Story
Wildfire season kicks off in South Okanagan at Dutton Creek
Oliver, British Columbia · OliverBy Don Urquhart, Times Chronicle If you think the absence so far of typical spring flooding is going to mean less annoying mosquitos, you’re likely letting optimism get the best of you. The regional district’s Mosquito Control Program is up and running again this year and early indications are showing less flooded areas but higher concentrations of mosquito larvae in smaller pockets of water. This year there is less water as a result of the sm…See the Story
Mozzie season a tough one to predict says RDOS
Oliver, British Columbia · OliverBy Don Urquhart, Times Chronicle A new water treatment facility in Osoyoos based on lake water would be nearly $10 million cheaper than upgrading the current groundwater system according to a report from the largest water-only consultancy firm in the US. In its “Source Water and Treatment Feasibility Study” Carollo Engineers has estimated that the design, construction and ongoing operation and maintenance of a surface water treatment facility wo…See the Story
$51.7m lake water best option says consultancy
Archery · OliverBy Don Urquhart, Times Chronicle Thieves have struck the Osoyoos Indian Band’s (OIB) youth archery program on Wednesday night making off with 20 youth bows and six dozen feathered arrows in carrying cases from a locked trailer near Senpaq’cin School. “Our community is pretty upset,” says Sonya Jensen OIB youth coordinator and coach of the Twisted Arrows archery program when speaking with the Times Chronicle. She says they’ve estimated the value…See the Story
Thieves make off with OIB youth archery equipment
Fish · OliverBy Don Urquhart, Times Chronicle Water levels in Osoyoos Lake and further upstream at Okanagan Lake are being kept at higher than normal levels for this time of the year due to low snowpack levels which may contribute to drought conditions this summer. The International Osoyoos Lake Board of Control (IOLBC) which oversees the operation of Zosel Dam in Washington State to manage water levels in the shared Osoyoos Lake basin said that it is maint…See the Story
Keeping Osoyoos Lake 'full' is good for the fish
Oliver, British Columbia · OliverThe plan to establish a life jacket and boating safety station on Osoyoos Lake has been given a nudge with donations from first responders who opted to use the money awarded to them by the Rotary Club of Osoyoos. Both the Osoyoos Fire Rescue and the Osoyoos RCMP have each donated their $1,100 cheques from Rotary to Osoyoos’ first water safety station – the brainchild of Osoyoos RCMP Commander Sgt. Jason Bayda – with a target of being operational…See the Story
Rotary donates to Osoyoos and area first responders
Oliver, British Columbia · OliverBy Sebastian Kanally, Times Chronicle Oliver is committed to showing its support for addressing the crisis of intimate partner violence in Canada by supporting the Moose Hide Campaign. At their April 2, 2024 council meeting Oliver agreed to proclaim May 16, 2024 as Moose Hide Campaign Day and purchase and make pins available to staff for the cause. The Moose Hide Campaign is an Indigenous-led grassroots movement that allows people to move towar…See the Story
Oliver supporting Moose Hide Campaign
Oliver, British Columbia · OliverBy Sebastian Kanally, Times Chronicle Oliver has approved overarching plans to reduce the town’s energy and emissions, and will now create a work plan to be more green. Two separate plans were presented to council on April 2: the Corporate Energy and Emissions Plan and the Community Energy and Emissions Plan. The Town began developing these plans in 2022 with the help of the Community Energy Association (CEA). The plans provide background info…See the Story