CBC report Canada’s efforts to digitize the health-care system have been underway for more than a decade, but progress has been slow. For all the high-tech equipment found in a modern Canadian hospital, there is still an astounding amount of paper: large, clumsy binders hold patients’ medical charts, nurses record vital signs on scraps of […]

Education Committee: 430 pm chair by Trustee Sam Hancheroff Updates on K-12 Innovation Strategy and District Learning team restructuring – more individualized learning plans for students. In future schools will be linked by a mentoring higher institute of learning as part of a provincial policy direction to innovate in the schools. SD 53 Completion rates […]

2 citizens, 1 RDOS staff member, A Region District Director and his alternate and two reporters attended an annual public review of the RDOS budget for Area C. Regional District Chief Financial Officer Sandy Croteau indicated this was similar to Area A in Osoyoos with about 8 people in the room. A brief introduction of […]

President Penelope Johnson Vice President Jack Bennest Treasurer Arleyene Farnworth Secretary Nathan Linders Directors: Returning Bernice Myllyniemi Brian Mapplebeck Janice Goodman Jennifer Mapplebeck New to the Board Enid Baker Maxyne Lockhart Terry Irvine 18 people attended the meeting and ‘Arts Jam’ at the Quail’s Nest Studio Wednesday Photo by Norberto Rodriguez de la Vega

See Bonnie Hayes at Oliver Place Mall – Closed Sunday

The Summerland RCMP seized thousands of marijuana plants from a sophisticated grow operation Tuesday. According to Sgt. Stephane Lacroix, officers executed a search warrant on a residence in the 11000 block of Sinclair Road and seized 20 thousand plants* along with grow equipment and drug paraphernalia. There were no valid permits or authority for legal […]

CAO for the Kootenay village of Nakusp, Linda Tynan has been hired by the Council of the District of Summerland to fill the top administrator’s post. Nakusp population +1500. Summerland population +11,000. Summerland has been operating an interim CAO since the departure of Tom Day at Christmas. Ms. Tynan will take over April 1st. She […]