The B.C. government is recommending Okanagan tree fruit growers include insurance for hail damage in their 2015 risk management plans, and take advantage of B.C. premiums being the lowest in Canada. Hail insurance offered jointly by British Columbia and Canada is a cost-effective way for farmers to ensure that weather risks such as hail can […]
Archives for April 2015
Hail ?
Annual Meeting this Sunday in Osoyoos
Oliver Osoyoos Branch of the Okanagan Historical Society A.G.M. The meeting will be held in the Osoyoos United Church at 2:00 PM, Sunday, April 12th. The guest speaker is George Fraser and his topic will be: “100 Years in Osoyoos, One Family’s Perspective”. The speaker will be at the beginning of the agenda. There will […]
Drought year ?
Preserve water in the valley – 2nd lowest snowpack in 31 years The April 1st snow survey is now complete. Data from 154 snow courses and 49 snow pillows around the province and climate data from Environment Canada Temperatures across British Columbia continued to be well above normal through the month of March. Temperatures were […]
Lyme Suckers
Challenge issued by Cpl. Jas Johal to Osoyoos and Oliver detachments Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth and a few other RCMP members did the Lyme Sucks Challenge Wednesday April 8th at the Detachment. Because Lyme disease is the fastest growing infectious disease in Canada, and is becoming epidemic worldwide! Because research into persistent Lyme disease and other […]