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Assessments steady

Property values in Summerland remain close to last year's assessments.
B.C. property value near $1 trillion

B.C. property value near $1 trillion

Property values stayed stable in most parts of B.C., with large increases in areas with high demand from Asian buyers.

Students collect trees for chipping

Several communities in the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen are collecting clean natural Christmas trees for chipping.

Perrino chair of hospital board

Summerland Mayor Janice Perrino is the new chair of the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Hospital Board.

Recuperating cat gets new home

A cat who was found injured beside a highway and patched up by a Summerland veterinarian has found a new home.
Students learn robotics

Students learn robotics

Summerland Secondary School students are learning about robotics through an extracurricular program this year.

School trustees get their assignments

Summerland school trustees Linda Van Alphen and Linda Beaven have their work cut out for them in the coming year.
Captured cow at Summerland sanctuary

Captured cow at Summerland sanctuary

A young cow which survived alone for nine months in a Surrey Park is now living at Critteraid’s animal sanctuary in Summerland.
Skills, trades taught in Africa

Skills, trades taught in Africa

Mercy Tech Mission has made two trips to Africa in 2011, and is planning a third trip for 2012.

Citizen group seeks to stop Smart Meters

A citizens’ group is asking for an injunction to stop BC Hydro’s Smart Meter Program.