What is news? When should news be shielded from those most affected? A couple of stories – a few years ago I walked into a fire scene – talked to a policeman – took my shot and went home and published a story about a fire in a truck – not knowing that a person […]
Archives for 2017
March 11
Yes, Virginia…. spring is two weeks away
“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” is a phrase from an editorial called Is There a Santa Claus?. The editorial appeared in the September 21, 1897, edition of The (New York) Sun and has since become part of popular Christmas folklore.
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Help out! – Going to provincials
The South Okanagan Midget and Peewee Rep hockey teams are league winners and are heading to provincials March 18th. The Midgets will be going to Terrace and the Peewees will be heading to Dawson Creek. In preparation for their trips to the north the teams are doing co-fundraising to help with the cost. -There will […]
After amazing rescue – trucker from Oliver dies
March 4, 2017 The truck driver pulled alive from a wreckage after two days trapped inside his vehicle has died according to Global News. The accident happened sometime on Feb. 28 when Pat Gaudet, 45, was travelling on Highway 3 in the area of Rhododendron Flats in Manning Park. Gaudet’s 140,000-pound semi-truck owned by Sutco ended up tumbling over 100 feet […]
Clarity on class size – assured with Memorandum
VICTORIA – Representatives of the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA), the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF), the Public Sector Employers’ Council Secretariat, and the Ministry of Education have reached a tentative Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) negotiated pursuant to Letter of Understanding (LoU) No. 17 to the 2013-2019 BCPSEA-BCTF Provincial Collective Agreement. On Nov. 10, 2016, […]