The board of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) appears ready to join numerous municipalities across B.C. in pursuing “cost recovery fees” from insurance companies when fire departments are called out to structure fires.
Oliver residents needing the services of a laundromat are still out of luck two years after a dryer fire put the Oliver Laundry Co. out of commission.
An institution of Gallagher Lake since 1959, Ye Olde Welcome Pub, lay dormant after its closure on Jan 15, 2023 for reasons Mike Whittaker, former lease owner who ran the pub, says were out of his control.
The Apex Volunteer Fire Rescue has achieved a fire insurance grading which may lead to improved insurance rates for property and business owners on Apex Mountain.
The BC government recently announced on Dec. 12 that the ICBC filed an application to freeze basic car insurance rates for another two years.
