Steve Arstad

Kassidy Todd at Castle Mountain.

Kassidy and Maxwell Todd to compete in freestyle events at BC Games

Skiing a family affair for the Todd family of Keremeos as BC Games beckon for Kassidy

Kassidy Todd at Castle Mountain.

Highway 3 reopens

Highway 3 between Keremeos and Hedley reopened to two lanes of traffic just after 5 p.m. this evening, January 30

Lower Similkameen Community Services Society staff ham it up for the camera:  Andrea Massing,  Eileen Oliver-Bauer, Katherine Tomczuk,  Dave Cursons, Walter Despot, Ron Shonk,  Susan Kellar, Cheri Mitchell, Sarah Martin.

Lower Similkameen Community Services Society is a one stop shop

The Lower Similkameen have access to a number of social services, uniquely available under the umbrella of a single organization

Lower Similkameen Community Services Society staff ham it up for the camera:  Andrea Massing,  Eileen Oliver-Bauer, Katherine Tomczuk,  Dave Cursons, Walter Despot, Ron Shonk,  Susan Kellar, Cheri Mitchell, Sarah Martin.
Tracy St. Jacques of 24 /7 Trafffic Control Services speaks with Keremeos Mayor Manfred Bauer at the site of Monday's rock slide on Highway 3 west of Keremeos.   Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure's efforts to open the road are being hampered by bad weather.

Highway 3 slide update

January 30 update of Highway 3 slide near Keremeos

Tracy St. Jacques of 24 /7 Trafffic Control Services speaks with Keremeos Mayor Manfred Bauer at the site of Monday's rock slide on Highway 3 west of Keremeos.   Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure's efforts to open the road are being hampered by bad weather.

Keremeos mayor attends Highway 3 mayor’s conference in Castlegar

Rough section of Highway 3 between Cawston and U.S. border will be
resurfaced this year

Power outage hits Similkameen

Residents of the Similkameen were without power for up to an hour after a rock slide reportedly came down on power lines

Similkameen directors question federal MP

Penticton MP Dan Albas met with regional district committee members to discuss federal topics of concern

An RCMP cruiser responding to the scene of an accident was itself in an accident in the South Similkameen Thursday afternoon.

Police report

Keremeos RCMP looking for three male youth accused of assault on 14 year old on January 16.

An RCMP cruiser responding to the scene of an accident was itself in an accident in the South Similkameen Thursday afternoon.

Lower Similkameen portion of Highway 3 to be resurfaced

Keremeos Mayor Manfred Bauer attended a Highway 3 Coalition meeting held in Castlegar earlier this week.

Keremeos council receives public works report for past year

Keremeos Village Council received a summary of public works activities for 2013

Wicked Wednesdays seem to be proving popular at the South Okanagan events Centre

My wife and I attended a “Wicked Wednesday” evening at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton last week.

Similkameen Sparks Junior basketball team's Azalya Klippenstein attacks the Summerland net during Friday  afternoon tournament action at the Similkameen high school seniors gym. The Sparks won handily, 50 - 14

Similkameen Elementary Secondary School invitational tournament action begins

The Al McKee Invitational girls basketball tournament got off to a good start for host team Similkameen Sparks on Friday

Similkameen Sparks Junior basketball team's Azalya Klippenstein attacks the Summerland net during Friday  afternoon tournament action at the Similkameen high school seniors gym. The Sparks won handily, 50 - 14
The Canadian Infrastructure Report Card lists  four municipal services and the respective per centages of public works that don't meet present day standards. Replacement costs are also shown.

Keremeos no exception from aging infrastructure issues

Sewage pipe failure a sign that Keremeos is no exception when faced with prospect of aging infrastructure

The Canadian Infrastructure Report Card lists  four municipal services and the respective per centages of public works that don't meet present day standards. Replacement costs are also shown.

Carriage Houses bylaw proposed for area H

Flexibility in housing seen as benefit from bylaw amendment to Area “H”

Regionial District of Okanagan Similkameen board meeting briefs

News from the January 9 RDOS board and committee meetings

Bylaw proposal causes council consternation

Introduction of a new bylaw resulted in some spirited discussion between Keremeos council and members of the gallery.

Area seniors wasted little time, starting the new year with some social activity last Thursday, January 2 at the Seniors Centre.Irene Patterson, above, celebrated her 80th birthday with an afternoon of socializing and dancing, pictured here with Robert Gurney of Oliver. For full story and photos, please see page 8.

Seniors begin new year with a dance or two

Seniors begin the new year with a dance at the Seniors Centre

Area seniors wasted little time, starting the new year with some social activity last Thursday, January 2 at the Seniors Centre.Irene Patterson, above, celebrated her 80th birthday with an afternoon of socializing and dancing, pictured here with Robert Gurney of Oliver. For full story and photos, please see page 8.
Robert Gurney and Irene Patterson enjoy a Thursday afternoon dance at the Seniors Centre on January 2. The Thursday afternoon dances attract seniors from all over the region.

Seniors start the new year on an active note

Thursday afternoons are reserved for dancing at the Keremeos Seniors Centre

Robert Gurney and Irene Patterson enjoy a Thursday afternoon dance at the Seniors Centre on January 2. The Thursday afternoon dances attract seniors from all over the region.

Mineral tax revenues flow to benefit Upper and Lower Similkameen Indian Bands

The Upper and Lower Similkameen Indian Bands will receive $400,000, split equally between the two bands

A fire late in the evening of Dec. 19 gutted this mobile home on Beecroft Avenue in Cawston.  The fire, attended by 13 firefighters, is the second in a month to destroy a residence in the Cawston area.

Fire guts home in Cawston

One person sent to hospital with burn injuries following blaze late Thursday

A fire late in the evening of Dec. 19 gutted this mobile home on Beecroft Avenue in Cawston.  The fire, attended by 13 firefighters, is the second in a month to destroy a residence in the Cawston area.