Guy Deschatelets DESCHATELETS – Guy Joseph passed away suddenly, and unexpectedly, of heart failure after a period of declining health on September 2, 2014 at the age of 70 years. He is survived by his loving daughter Deanne and her fiancee Peter. Guy leaves behind many family and friends from across Canada and USA. But […]
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War of words continues
The B.C. Teachers’ Federation says it has no plans to suspend its strike. The TF called a news conference following the premier’s address and accused the government of remaining entrenched, inflexible and unwilling to bargain. BCTF President Jim Iker says the two sides are not that far apart — only one year apart on the length of […]
Rd 5 Rural Delight
Press images for larger If you lived across the street from this what would you say?
Building renamed – sign to change
Multi-cultural Centre – agreement reached by Portuguese Club to change name – new sign to be hung soon ?
Inspections find no mussels
Boat inspections keep invasive mussels out of B.C. waters VICTORIA – A co-ordinated interprovincial response to invasive mussels has resulted in ten small competition sailboats and one Zodiac travelling from mussel-infested Lake Ontario being inspected at the Victoria Yacht Club. Ministry of Environment officials inspected all vessels on Aug. 27, 2014, and found no zebra […]
Wage dispute holding up serious talk about class composition
Labour/Management Impasse in BC Schools Premier Christy Clark says the real issue that needs to be discussed is class composition, but that cannot be accomplished until the issue of teacher wages is solved. She said the BCTF needs to come in “at a reasonable level on wages.” “They are still demanding twice as much as […]
School strike – what is it really all about?
“I am sure many British Columbians are still trying to understand what’s at the heart of this dispute. For the past year, the BCTF has been saying funding has been cut, the education system is in trouble, and that students are struggling. The truth is dramatically different. We now spend nearly $1 billion more each […]
Senior citizen picked on by City of Penticton
Penticton resident Elvena Slump, an unsuccessful candidate for city council in 2008 and a frequent letter writer to both Penticton newspapers wants to speak to the press in a different format on the steps of City Hall today. The Penticton senior claims she’s been accused by the City of Penticton of defamation. City officials say a letter […]