Guide called “My Voice: Expressing my wishes for future health care treatment,” available online at My Voice www.gov.bc.ca/healthyaging to help you and your family with advanced planning on aging and health care. Decisions made early about your housing, transportation and other areas of care will help you avoid making difficult choices when there may be […]

Town of Oliver council will consider Tuesday a proposal: That the rural area water system twinning – Phase 3 contract  be awarded to Grizzly Excavating as per their tender of $988,449.00. A total project budget of 1.864 million dollars was submitted for Federal Gax Tax funds to help pay for the work.  67% of cost […]

The United Food and Commercial Workers Union reached an agreement with the management of B.C. Tree Fruits Co-operative with a new seven-year contract it was announced today. The new contract impacts over 400 workers across the Okanagan. From September 30th to October 2nd, workers voted on the agreement at various meetings across the Okanagan, ultimately […]

Fall is definitely here, and I hope everyone had a good summer. Each month, I will be sharing issues and challenges facing our government as our population ages, and some of the progress being made to address those issues. All of you are aware that over the next 20 years there will be even greater […]