One of the most annoying sounds to me is the whine, whether it be a mosquito, the dentist drill or an unhappy child, they are all equally grating to the ear. Luckily, only one of my daughters was a whiner but she made up for the other three with her constant high note of unhappiness. […]

Plugged Sprinklers & Broken Pipes It’s irrigation time! Those underground irrigation systems have also been called ‘automatic’ irrigation. I’ve come to the conclusion that, in some ways, they are not automatic at all. They need constant maintenance. Algae, dirt and even spider webs get into the system and plug up the holes in the sprinkler […]

Thanks to Brock Jackson Road 15 south of Oliver Thursday Second incident in two days with a trailer home being towed

MOTI installed a speed watch sign at north entrance to Oliver It won’t be there long – moving around the community Now a bit of enforcement of speed just around the corner would be appreciated

  Windy weekend across the BC Interior. The ridge of high pressure that has been dominating the weather over southern BC will give way to a cold front on Saturday. Widespread winds of 20 to 50 km/h are expected beginning Saturday afternoon over the central and southern interior. The strong winds will push into the […]