Playing in the backyard at Mike Monaghan’s water park Please identify the species/sex
Archives for May 2016
At Sears this weekend: Fri, Sat and Sun: June 3,4, & 5
Coffee and donuts, door prizes and anniversary sale items Bonnie Hayes 1400 – 5955 Main Street 250 498 3448 www.sears.ca
Pioneers of Oliver
by Brenda Shaw Pictures are of Jim and Nora Shaw (Jim standing-below) and Josias and Bessie Shaw In 1921 James and Josias Shaw held a joint auction in Forestburg, Alberta and sold off all their farming equipment and the farms as well. The idea was to move to Oliver where Bessie Shaw, wife of Josias […]
The day of the Honey Bee
In anticipation of Day of the Honey Bee on Sunday May 29, the Wilderness Committee is calling for a provincial ban on the pesticides widely implicated in bee declines. First introduced in the 1990s, neonicotinoids are now the most widely used class of pesticides in the world and are commonly applied to BC crops including […]
Keep fit with Kandice Davidson
You’ll never get the results you want unless you put in the effort required. Success is found in your daily routine. Set a goal this week to improve in something that is important to you. For more on routine, you can search ODN for an article I posted in the fall. Move more to feel […]
2 fires same time
Nothing serious but the wind Top photo – Road 9 200 block near Bridge – police fire and ambulance called Bottom photo – Loose Bay campsite area – field behind – mostly smoke Oliver Fire Department report: We responded to reports of a grass/bush fire up at the Loose Bay Campground. Officers first on scene […]
Faces – uncorked finish line
Your hospital – Penticton Tower
The green bond issued to finance Penticton Regional Hospital’s new patient care tower and parkade is one of only two issuances to date for B.C. public-private partnership projects, Finance Minister Michael de Jong announced this week. Green bonds are similar to traditional bonds, but the proceeds are used exclusively for projects with environmental benefits. This […]