The wildfire north of Oliver was on McIntyre Bluff. The fire is estimated at 4.9 hectares in size. Wednesday there were 23 firefighters working to establish a hand guard around the perimeter as well as extinguish hot spots. One helicopter was also used to move equipment and water to the fire site. The fire is now 100% […]
Archives for July 2013
For kids 8 to 80
The RCMP Musical Ride will be taking over the South Okanagan Events Centre this weekend, with two shows on Saturday. It’s part of the annual tradition that showcases a full troop of 32 riders and horses, plus the member in charge. The ride consists of the execution of a variety of intricate figures and cavalry […]
Bright – by Doris Lancaster
Editorial – “water bill shocks some rural residents”
Water rate increase – small number of properties – hike to bring equity between rural and town rates. That in a nutshell is what has happened but it bears a bit more explanation: This, indeed, was a decision in 2012 during budget time that was not communicated well to those 143 property owners. The intent […]
Thought piece by Alex Atamanenko MP
Defend Dignity Campaign I was approached by a number of constituents who are involved in the Defend Dignity Campaign, a justice initiative of 430 churches of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada. Defend Dignity exits to abolish prostitution in Canada and proposes that Canada implement the Nordic law as Sweden did in 1999. Nordic […]
Heron habitat by Bernard Bedard
If at Willow Beach will they be evicted?
Don’t be left without a beer – buy a ticket
Canada’s water supply
From the Fraser Institute VANCOUVER, BC—Canada has an abundance of fresh water and its quality has greatly improved since the 1970s, concludes a new report from the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “Canada holds as much as one-fifth of the world’s freshwater stock and although we’re among the highest per-capita users […]