March 4, 2017 The truck driver pulled alive from a wreckage after two days trapped inside his vehicle has died according to Global News. The accident happened sometime on Feb. 28 when Pat Gaudet, 45, was travelling on Highway 3 in the area of Rhododendron Flats in Manning Park. Gaudet’s 140,000-pound semi-truck owned by Sutco ended up tumbling over 100 feet […]
Archives for March 2017
Clarity on class size – assured with Memorandum
VICTORIA – Representatives of the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA), the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF), the Public Sector Employers’ Council Secretariat, and the Ministry of Education have reached a tentative Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) negotiated pursuant to Letter of Understanding (LoU) No. 17 to the 2013-2019 BCPSEA-BCTF Provincial Collective Agreement. On Nov. 10, 2016, […]
Red breasted
Submitted by Bill Greer
Fun and games in the good old days – by Pat Whalley
A recent post from Brenda Shaw reminded me of the experiences I had with workmates in the days when I worked for employees, and not for myself. I had always wanted to train to be a vet but my mother’s decision to emigrate to the USA, meant I had to leave school at 15 and […]
On the Sunnyside
Lamb’s Cry A group of tourists were visiting a sheep farm in Australia at shearing time. Hundreds of sheep were in an enclosure awaiting their turn to be shorn. The tour guide decided to demonstrate the remarkable ability of a mother sheep to detect the cry of its own lamb. The guide placed a little […]
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Birds arrive in flocks
Bohemian Waxwing It is difficult to get these fellows to perch on your hand, maybe that fact that it is dead made it easier. These birds arrive every early spring to eat the berries of the Rowan tree, this one hit the window of the house and didn’t survive They arrive in a flock of […]
Helping Hand – H2H expanding its area of concern
At our AGM on Tuesday, the Highway to Healing Support Society directors voted to expand our service area to now include funding children and families in need from Osoyoos and Ok Falls as well as Oliver. After four years of continued support and generous donations, we are very fortunate and excited to be implementing this […]