Dr. JoyAnne Krupa, sketching during a break, is part of Penticton Regional Hospital’s newly-formed arts committee working to bring art in all its forms to PRH. The Healing Power of Art, a three-month exhibit of local artists’ work, opens June 14 in the hospital cafeteria.  

A performance audit of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen’s management of its drinking water systems found that the Regional District had some good practices in place but would benefit from taking a more systematic and proactive approach in several key areas, Auditor General for Local Government (AGLG) Gordon Ruth said today. “The Regional District was […]

Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of taking in Trail Silver City Days festivities: the pageant, the parade, and more.  The people of Trail proudly celebrated their history that weekend, and that history has a distinctly Italian flavour, with a spaghetti-eating contest, grape stomp, and bocce tournament. The local Italian community has had a […]

VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark has issued the following statement: “In recent days, we have made every effort to reach a governing agreement, while standing firm on our core beliefs. It’s vitally important that British Columbians see the specific details of the agreement announced today by the BC NDP and Green Party leaders, which could […]

Oliver Parks and Recreation has regrettably had to cancel the Junior Triathlon this year. We unfortunately didn’t see the registrations needed in order to run the event this Saturday, June 3rd. We are hoping to restructure the Junior Triathlon next year and hope that we see more registrations in the future. This event has been […]

The Beauty Of Rust In the back of the barn Behind old washing machines, As hidden as memories, That nobody sees, Condemned to her silence amid the droning of bees. You can smell the old barn wood, There’s used leather in there Ragged and twisted And a lot worse for wear. Over the boxes, a […]