Chris Pasin Wins Pharmacy Innovation Award! A south Okanagan pharmacist ( Oliver’s Remedy Rx) has been recognized by the BC Pharmacy Association for tackling the issue of misuse and abuse of prescription pain killers. Chris Pasin has seen the devastating effects first hand in the south Okanagan. “We see people who have a job but have a […]
Archives for June 2017
Oliver pharmacy owner wins honour
Well known BC environmentalist passes
VICTORIA – Gwen Barlee, a defender of wild animals and advocate for enhanced endangered species legislation in British Columbia, has died. The Wilderness Committee, where Barlee worked, said she died Thursday. She was 54. The daughter of former NDP cabinet minister and B.C. historian Bill Barlee, who died in 2012, Barlee grew up […]
Recycling, otherwise known as thrifty – by Pat Whalley
Recycling is thought to be a modern way of doing things, returning plastics and paper to be turned into something new, instead of filling up landfills. I don’t know about other people but I was brought up with the habit of recycling, in those days it meant being poor. My grandma was one of the […]
Rest in peace – Harry Tymofichuk
Obituary for the late Harry Tymofichuk August 10, 1926 – June 22, 2017 On Thursday, June 22, 2017, Mr. Harry Tymofichuk of Oliver passed away at McKinney Place Extended Care, peacefully into the arms of Jesus at the age of 90 years. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Rose; sister Mary and brothers Alex […]
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Penticton Saturday on Okanagan Lake