The fish this year at Sawmill Lake have been “above average”. When I release anything this size I am always amazed that such a great fishery is only minutes away from home. Tom Desjardins

Exact location – off Manuel’s Canyon Rd – north of McKinney Two helicopters and several Ministry crews engaged.  

Photo of Ministry of Forest crew member working on tree struck by lightning Saturday. Picture submitted by Helene Godin Fire dispatched at 722am Caribou Crescent and later at 908am at Grizzly Rd – both roadways adjacent to Highway 3.

Google Earth Hedley residents have expressed solid support for a proposed 20-metre cellular tower that would be installed within the community. One hundred and forty-three of the 165 Hedley residents who cast ballots in a non-binding opinion poll conducted by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Saturday voted in favour of the tower. The Regional District […]

Taken on a tour by landowner just at dusk. Fascinating visit to an area I had never seen before. What do you know about two giraffes? Or the couple that came in 1989 and for an amount that today seems paltry acquired a paradise with lots of parking. More on this later. Ernie Races sends […]

  Phase 2 Complete: Working with the Okanagan College and School District No.67 The construction of the new clinic is very near completion. This was only made possible by the generous donations of material from many suppliers throughout the Central and Southern Okanagan. We have been most fortunate to have the Okanagan College Residential Construction […]

 Women’s counsellor Maureen Carey-Barley (left), our resource development coordinator, Amberlee Erdmann and Aaron McRann from the CFSO (right) The South Okanagan Victim Assistance Society (SOVAS) has recently received a grant of $3,500 from the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan ǀ Similkameen to improve office space for their victim services and counselling programs. “It is […]