Firehalls in the South Okanagan/Similkameen now have to be alcohol free zones. Regional District Directors voted in favour of a staff recommendation to introduce the regional district’s alcohol policy to all of the firehalls at a board meeting today, June 2. Up till now the policy of whether or not to allow alcohol in firehalls […]
Archives for June 2016
ag food fund raiser
‘Tis the season – tankers arrive in Penticton
Raging B.C. wildfires have burned through more than half of the wildfire-fighting budget. As of May 27, the cost of fighting wildfires in 2016 reached $37,836,773 – 60 per cent of the $63 million allotted for the entire 2016 season. A seemingly small firefighting budget considering $278 million was spent in 2015, and the average […]
Grass fire on the “sub”
Photo by Kathy Falkus 5900 block Harmony Crescent – on the rez Burning barrel – fueling a grass fire that got out of hand. No one hurt, no structure fire. Dangerous. Please be careful with fire.
Down the aisle
School Board – open letter
War of words
Mike_A_Bernier To be clear. $25M in admin savings we redirected back to SDs to benefit students will be PERMANENT funding for districts in Budget 17 #bced Minister of Education
$1 million additional for tree fruit replant program
The B.C. government’s popular seven-year tree fruit replant program will now assist even more growers with an additional $1 million in funding over the duration of the program, Boundary-Similkameen MLA Linda Larson and Penticton MLA Dan Ashton announced today, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick. Today’s announcement, with BC Fruit Growers’ Association representatives and […]