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Sicamous council has "tough time" voting to outsource janitorial contract
16+ hour, 1+ min ago (739+ words) Published 3: 00 pm Wednesday, April 8, 2026 The District of Sicamous is parting ways with 30-year janitorial contractor Rob's Cleaning Services after a Request for Proposals brought in a lower bid, though council struggled with the decision that was not unanimous. (District of…...
LETTER: Israeli Knesset's approval of death penalty soul sickening
18+ hour, 1+ min ago (197+ words) Published 1: 00 pm Wednesday, April 8, 2026 To submit a letter to the editor, e-mail editor@saobserver. net. I am without adequate words to say how soul-sickening this news is. The Israeli regime has now voted for the death penalty for Palestinians held…...
Sea lion in "critical shape" rescued from Vancouver Island waterfront
17+ hour, 46+ min ago (357+ words) Published 1: 15 pm Wednesday, April 8, 2026 A California sea lion rescued from the Qualicum Beach waterfront on April 6 remains in a "concerning" condition in care of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Animal Rescue Society. The male adult animal has "a lot of puncture-like…...
Here for a Good Time; Trooper returns to headline Penticton's Peach Festival
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (277+ words) Published 12: 30 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Trooper will is back for Peach Festival Aug. 8. (Courtesy of Collective Event & Entertainment Group) They'll be here for good time, not a long time, and maybe they'll raise a little hell as Juno Award winning rockers…...
Cross-border travel from B. C. to Washington State drops, again
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (427+ words) Published 12: 30 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Southbound travel continues to decline, with new numbers showing a 55 per cent drop at four major U. S. points of entry along the B. C. border with Washington State, including a 31 per cent drop at the Aldergrove-Lynden crossing. (Dan Ferguson…...
Arbitrator finds Okanagan College at fault for layoffs
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (505+ words) Published 1: 00 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Okanagan College (OC) breached job security provisions when it laid off three professors last year and altered the employment of 14 others. A March 30, 2026 arbitration ruling between the union representing the professors and the college found the…...
Research examines historical etchings on silt bluffs in Summerland
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (500+ words) Published 11: 33 am Tuesday, April 7, 2026 The etchings on the silt bluffs around Summerland have prompted Trevor Knowlton to learn more about the people who have left their marks around the community. From January to March, Knowlton took on a project to…...
3 wheels, 2 idiots and 1 mission: Saanich man completes record-setting voyage
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (661+ words) Published 11: 45 am Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Victoria's Seth Scott and Oliver Jenks from England celebrate a Guinness World Record, landing in Cape Town, South Africa, after driving there from London, England in a three-wheeled Reliant Robin called Sheila. (Oliver Jenks/Facebook) As…...
Business sought for prime Coldstream property
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (191+ words) Published 10: 30 am Tuesday, April 7, 2026 The District of Coldstream is calling on businesses that could support the community with some prime real estate. Property at 9801 Kalamalka Road "is the center of what the District envisions as a future Town Centre," Coldstream…...
Rural Shuswap fire department knocks down 3 blazes with help from mutual aid
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (411+ words) Published 11: 45 am Tuesday, April 7, 2026 In addition to two open burn fires that got away on people on April 4, the Malakwa Fire Department also responded to a fully involved structure fire that day, calling in mutual mutual aid from four other…...