Three search and rescue organizations in the South Okanagan have received a combined total of more than $148,000 from the B.C. government’s $10 million in one-time funding commitments to the B.C. Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA). The funding helps bolster training, administrative support and equipment renewals for these critical public-safety lifeline volunteers. The recipients: · […]

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Business leaders from across B.C. have passed policies calling for support for wineries; and taxation on short-term rental stays, such as those through Airbnb. Draft versions of these proposed policies are available on the BC Chamber website. www.bcchamber.org Denise Blashko, Executive Director of the SOCC says, “These policies were passed at the BC Chamber Annual […]

Farm To farm is to grow. A farm can be used to grow fish (aquaculture) or food and feed crops or even electricity. A wind farm does not grow wind. It is a place that has many windmills installed on it and the windmills produce electricity. One great thing about wind farms is that the […]

Not all sunrays are equal. There are two kinds of skin-damaging ultraviolet rays: UVA and UVB. Both are harmful and have been linked to skin cancer and aging, but they vary slightly in their effect. UBVs cause sunburns, but dont go through windows. UVAs, however, are responsible for tanning and premature again and can penetrate […]