Skardon Island is really just a small rock island with a few trees at the entrance to Pender Harbour. If you check on Government maps you’ll see that it’s listed as“Skardon Island Indian Reserve”. So many times in conversations with people on the matter of reconciliation with First Nations people, I hear the words “Why […]
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Two new inspection stations to protect lakes
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) welcomes the B.C. government’s announcement which will significantly improve protection of provincial waters from invasive zebra and quagga mussels. OBWB Chair Tracy Gray. “We have been working to raise awareness regarding invasive mussels since 2012 with the launch of our Don’t Move A Mussel campaign. Much work has been […]
Sightseeing
Just north of Spirit Ridge Below – can you see the lake? Picture taken at Fairview Townsite
Sun Valley Farms
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Water main floods highway intersection
Neighbors banded together to clear a storm drain at Main Street and Similkameen and alert RCMP to a severe water main break at 10:30pm Thursday. Police quickly notified the town who sent a man out to turn off the water. Photo submitted by Alyssa Hughes
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A quote of the week
“At that point I couldn’t bring her back … I wanted to make sure he didn’t see anything so we had to clean up… I had these visions of calling the police and social workers… I was terrified he would end up, I’m sorry, with her mother. I know she wouldn’t have wanted that.” “I […]