Submitted by Edwin Dukes
Archives for January 2017
I don’t know – by Pat Whalley
It always mystifies me that whenever an opinion poll is taken there is always a faction of the people who “don’t know”. I agree that it is not always easy to decide the issue, for example at election time is not always easy to decide who has the better platform. Sometimes there is no candidate […]
Backgrounder on Parks Canada
A report from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is slamming Parks Canada for focusing too much on tourism and not enough on conservation. It could lead to further destruction of our wildlife, CPAWS national executive director Éric Hébert-Daly explained. “We’ve seen a dramatic shift in how Parks Canada is managing our parks over […]
Update – Crime scene restored to public use
The 27 year old male found January 17th beside Willowbrook Road at White Lake has been identified as Dean Jefferey Gillette, of Kelowna. On January 24th an autopsy was conducted and the pathologist confirmed the cause of Gillette’s death, was a gunshot wound. The investigation into Gillette’s death remains active and ongoing. See below – […]
“Hunkering down” – Ron Peace
“Along the river” – Mike Monaghan
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Definitions
National Park Reserve: A national park reserve is an area set aside as a national park pending settlement of any outstanding aboriginal land claim. During this interim period, the National Parks Act applies and traditional hunting, fishing and trapping activities by Aboriginal peoples will continue. Other interim measures may also include local Aboriginal people’s involvement […]