Red If I red line an engine that means I run it at the highest speed before it starts to break apart. When correcting or editing a document I can red line it to highlight changes. The red line can refer to the border surrounding a communist country. Of course we have Red Square the […]
Archives for 2017
Mother’s Day – the real version by Pat Whalley
Mother’s Day seems to bring out a lot of fantasy about mothers who smiled adoringly at their children, patted them on their heads and generally went through life encouraging and inspiring their children to great deeds and a fulfilling life. My mother obviously had not read the book so did not realize how she was […]
Flashback
Cause and Effect – thanks to Olivier Combret – June 13 2010 2:15 pm
Testalinda – the big picture
Google Earth
An idea to think about
Why is this happening? Testalinda. The report on the 2010 debris torrent called on the government to do a better job of monitoring “orphan” dams. The story behind the story indicates there is some fear of a repeat of the 2010 event so a lot of action has taken place quietly away from the public […]
Dam – hard to believe
EVACUATION ALERT FOR HOMES ALONG TESTALINDA CREEK In 2010 a large debris flow occurred along Testalinda Creek, south of Oliver, due to the failure of an upland earthen dam. This resulted in a debris flow that temporarily closed Highway 97 and damaged several homes. The creek runs from Testalinden Lake and and Dam – to […]
Letter to the editor
Letter to RDOS Board – Regarding the Proposed Composting Facility in Marron Valley Copy to ODN, MLA Larson, MP Cannings, RDOS Director Siddon From AmyJo Clark & Colin McFadyen 328 Highway 3A, Kaleden My husband and I attended the meeting on May 10 at the Kaleden Community Center. I think the RDOS is very much […]