Simple The length of the hypotenuse is the square root of the sum of the squares of the other two sides. Simple, right? Some would argue that it is not at all simple, while others would definitely agree. Simple is relative. It usually indicates that what is referred to is not at all complicated, obvious, […]
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New funding for the hiring of teachers
B.C. students will soon benefit from an agreement reached with the BCTF to provide school districts with $50 million to immediately begin hiring teachers and improve student supports. The funding is for the 2016-17 school year and is equivalent to compensation for approximately 1,100 teachers. The actual number of teachers hired will be determined by […]
Harvesting milfoil on Vaseux Lake likely before April
Headline statement a result of a presentation at RDOS Thursday by a staff member of the Okanagan Basin Water Board Operations and Grants Manager James Littley, CD, BA – coordinating logistics and keeping the OBWB machine up and running smoothly. James also administrates the board’s two grant programs – for wastewater infrastructure, and water conservation and […]
Southern skies – Sandra Smith
Horse beat man by a nose – by Harry Bray
In the early 50’s, I ran into Val Haynes and his brother Bill on Main St. I loved listening to the old timers talk about things that happened in the early days. Val was the first white baby born in Osoyoos Dec. 21, 1875 so he had a lot of stories to tell. While we […]
Letter to the editor
Thursday was decision day. Justice Peter J. Rogers has released his ruling. Although he did find there to be an irregularity, he did not find a big enough error to declare the election invalid. Some might consider this to be a “successful failure” (to quote Apollo 13), but I consider it to be a success. […]
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Thursday – at the RDOS
Dr. Anna Warwick-Sears – CAO Okanagan Basin Water Board Concern expressed about the BC Water Sustainability Act. Large users of water from aquifers are licensed but small domestic wells are registered. There lies the problem – BC government not that interested in the process and much more IMPORTANCE needs to be given to this. Drought […]