by Pat Whalley British people have a weird sense of humour, we tend to see the silly side in almost everything. Sarcasm is also a large part of our humour and not appreciated by everyone, especially the US customs. For many years I travelled on an English passport, the rest of my family had become […]
Archives for March 2017
Down the aisle
“Get over it”…….
Skardon Island is really just a small rock island with a few trees at the entrance to Pender Harbour. If you check on Government maps you’ll see that it’s listed as“Skardon Island Indian Reserve”. So many times in conversations with people on the matter of reconciliation with First Nations people, I hear the words “Why […]
Two new inspection stations to protect lakes
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) welcomes the B.C. government’s announcement which will significantly improve protection of provincial waters from invasive zebra and quagga mussels. OBWB Chair Tracy Gray. “We have been working to raise awareness regarding invasive mussels since 2012 with the launch of our Don’t Move A Mussel campaign. Much work has been […]
Sightseeing
Just north of Spirit Ridge Below – can you see the lake? Picture taken at Fairview Townsite
Sun Valley Farms
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Water main floods highway intersection
Neighbors banded together to clear a storm drain at Main Street and Similkameen and alert RCMP to a severe water main break at 10:30pm Thursday. Police quickly notified the town who sent a man out to turn off the water. Photo submitted by Alyssa Hughes
