RCMP say they have made an arrest BUT the girl has not been found and the search continues in Alberta and BC. A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the abduction of a young girl but the whereabouts of the toddler is still unknown. Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette, 2, was taken from a home in […]

The Kelowna RCMP and Central Okanagan Search and Rescue continue efforts to locate Megan DOYLE after she was reported missing last week. Megan DOYLE was last seen on the evening of Friday, September 11, 2015 in the Kelowna area. Megan is driving a grey 2012 Toyota Rav 4, bearing BC licence plate 978 LHJ, which […]

Even though summer is over, we are still getting some nice warm weather but not in the consistency of July and August. With the cooler weather coming on comes the season of sniffles and colds. Auntie Kay had a cure for sniffles and colds. That was cod liver oil. I know this subject generates a […]

An Amber Alert remains in effect for Hailey Dunbar Blanchette, a toddler whose father was found dead yesterday in a home in Blairmore, Alta., in what appears to be a murder-abduction. “This is a terrifying ordeal,” said Blair Painter, mayor of Blairmore, a small mountain community where the two-year-old was living with her father and […]

Fairview Park across from Frank Venables Theatre – designed by local public works staff and completed by contractor Five Points Landscaping. Park nick-named “Mark Park” by town horticulturist Mark Jamieson holding the ribbon for Mayor Ron Hovanes to cut Monday. A welcome addition to Oliver Parks and a beautification of old canal lands (weed patch […]

Mayor Ron Hovanes and Councillors Mo Doerr/Petra Veintimilla will attend the Union of BC Municipalities at Vancouver next week. There is a rich history of sharing best practices among B.C.’s local governments.  With 197 jurisdictions, innovations that improve service delivery, project management or administration have long been shared between communities, creating new standards and efficiencies. […]