Lost gold bars (Cariboo-Amelia Mine at Camp McKinney) On August 18, 1896, George B. McAulay of Spokane, Washington, one of the major shareholders in the Cariboo mine, left Camp McKinney for Midway. McAulay had three gold bricks valued at more than $10,000. He was robbed half an hour later on his way to Midway. Cariboo […]
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Who stole the gold bars – where are they buried?
Think about it – with Joseph Seiler
Where Are We Going? Little Red Riding Hood said she was going to Grandma’s house. She seemed to be pretty clear on that part of things. Being able to ‘say’ where we are going, some will tell us, is ‘it’, the golden fleece, the answer to success in business. When the business Executive struggles with […]
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Turmoil is the new “word” at SOGH
The B.C. Nurses Union is weighing in on the turmoil taking place at the South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver. Earlier this week, chief of staff Dr. Peter Entwistle announced his resignation in protest of a possible loss of six unfunded beds at the hospital. The beds are currently used as a sort of overflow for […]
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Gayle Duteil became president of the BC Nurses’ Union in September 2014. She has over 30 years of experience on the front lines in acute care and in senior positions at BCNU. She graduated from Vancouver General Hospital School of Nursing in 1983 and became an acute care/emergency nurse. Her passion for nurses’ issues led to early […]
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A note from George Garrett – in the picture
A great lead on a sad story! It is the end of another newspaper – the venerable Surrey Leader. Editor Paula Carlson, while cleaning out her desk told me that her editorial staff decided to treat the story as an obituary..the death of a newspaper after 88 years. “The Surrey Leader died peacefully Friday, without […]