“Protecting our natural spaces is a priority,” Environment Minister Mary Polak VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Environment Ministry is poised to introduce a new policy it says will ensure the province’s parks are off limits to industrial activities, but an environmental group fears the plan will open the gates to pipelines and other development projects. The […]
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How are your lungs?
When Castlegar native, Joan Blain, first heard about the BC Lung Association’s Home Radon Testing Study, she jumped at the opportunity to take part. Unlike most British Columbians, Blain had heard about radon. She knew it was a leading cause of lung cancer and that Castlegar was known to have elevated levels. So she suspected […]
Hope for Alzheimer’s patients
Medical Arts Health Research Group CEO, Donna Benson is pleased to announce that their Penticton Research Team along with the UBC Brain Institute have been selected as the only 2 sites in BC which have been awarded a study for a new drug treatment for Alzheimer’s. To better understand why Alzheimer’s occurs and develop potential […]
Photographer Sheryl Parolin
Two Eagles – Banner above by Sheryl as well
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South Okanagan Physiotheraphy
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Whether a dry period in the Okanagan is considered a drought depends on geography, infrastructure and management regimes, and water demand for environmental and human uses. It is essential to characterize different drought intensities to develop appropriate response plans. If an official drought declaration is called too late, opportunities for conservation measures may be lost. […]