BC Southern Interior MP, Alex Atamanenko, believes the Minister of Agriculture continued insistence on allowing the meat packing industry to self-regulate is a flawed approach with serious implications to the health and safety of Canadians. “The government says it has hired more food inspectors but we do not know where they are and they certainly […]
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Will fish farm discharge be clean?
RDOS to hear experts on fish farming in South Okanagan. Osoyoos municipal director Stu Wells says the media is not doing a good job of informing people about this issue so he took the opportunity Thursday at the Penticton Board meeting to explain his position and challenge the assembled group. Wells says the Board has […]
Parks Board to hold the line at “Zero”
Members of the Oliver Parks and Recreation Society (OPRS) have told staff to hold the line on any budget increase for 2013. At this month’s regular meeting Directors heard a report from Manager Bob Grant on various options that would limit budgeted spending: 1. Reduce current Tangible Capital Assets tax line from 5 % to 2 % resulting […]
RDOS, on a split vote have taken a stand against “smart meters”.
Oliver Rural Area C Director Allan Patton brought before the board a motion, similar to one passed by Oliver Town Council earlier this year, calling for a moratorium on the installation of smart meters until an opt-out option is allowed. The City of Penticton, a power utility operator has offered the opt-out to its customers […]
Where is it?
Brand new day – there ain’t no tomorrow without you
Photo by Linda Sheehy-Brownstein
Blue days, all of them gone – blue skies, from now on
Photo by John Chapman
