Beginning this week, the Okanagan Correctional Centre will begin housing inmates in a phased-in approach. The first to move in will be those from the Okanagan catchment area – that is, those whom the courts would send to Corrections with the Okanagan in mind, now that there is a correctional centre there. Over the coming […]
Archives for January 2017
Optical illusion
Finch is only 15 feet from camera – Hawk is in neighbours back yard, maybe 75 ft away. Poor digitized focus so leave it up to you…. Rocky Lundy
march
Bob’s back at it
The Cat came back…the very next year the Cat came back ! Mr.Bobcat was here today on our icy pond around 12:30..noon…we are on the north end of Meadows Drive here in Oliver. About this time last year….it was seen on our pond.It stayed around just sitting on the cold ice for about a half […]
Report of cougar attacking dog
Derrick Robson says “This is my friend Laurie’s dog. His name is Hemi. He’s a 14 year old lab/husky cross. He was attacked by a cougar in Keremeos recently.
How cold was it?
We had no water Monday…. or all weekend for that matter, the waterline under Cactus Street is frozen and the town crews are trying to fix things but the ground is like concrete and the frost is down to the water line….. four feet. When the water line is directly under the road, traffic driving by pushes […]
Rural report with Laird Smith
As mentioned last week, I shall begin my account of my years in a Christian control church. First though, I need to clarify some necessary details. The leadership of this group is still active, so I will not be using anyone’s name nor will I be using the real name of the group. In most […]
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my supporters and those that signed up to the NDP party on my behalf. It turns out, low voter count plays a role in these outcomes. We, as society need to start using our right to vote and casting the ballots. I will […]