Stats released by the BC Liquor Control Branch show that the population of the Regional District Okanagan Similkameen are in the 2nd lowest category of consumption of all forms of beer, wine and spirits. But we are above the average consumption. Each person statistically consumes 58.1 litres of liquor and pays $451.62 per year in […]
Archives for 2013
‘Forks and Knives’ – next Monday
Cops having a “Field” day
Buckle up, no cell phones, slow down. Nearly one in three deaths on BC roads is linked to distracted driving and RCMP Traffic Division officers hope to cut the carnage by targeting violators this month. 30 per cent of motor vehicle deaths, and 37 per cent of serious injuries involved distracted driving. Anyone using a […]
Penticton to continue pressure for more air service
Penticton Mayor Dan Ashton says Penticton will not be deterred by the Monday decision by WestJet not to land in the South Okanagan “This does not change the overwhelming demand for increased air service from Penticton, particularly a direct route to Alberta,” said Ashton. “Personal and business travellers have expressed loud and clear the desire for […]
Hometown sunrise by Linda Sheehy-Brownstein
Bedard in the Bahamas
Morning report by Bernard Bedard on Abaca Island
Science World on the road ? Again?
Students and families across British Columbia will again experience Science World in their communities if New Democrats are elected this May, said leader Adrian Dix. Dix announced that a NDP government would restore provincial support for the B.C. Program for Awareness and Learning of Science (BC PALS) – a popular science literacy program, putting Science World […]