ODN’s recent poll did not garner much interest but results seemed to indicate readers 2-1 in favour of present system and those that participated thought the process was very confusing. It begs the question: will the coalition government of the day find a question for the citizens of BC that is easy to understand? Here is just […]
Archives for June 2018
A change to the voting system
Sandbag excess – is the crisis over?
State of local emergency ended in Town of Osoyoos, local marinas to open soon. Sandbags being returned… To the north work going on to downscale the problem at Sportsman’s Bowl….. AND to the south of Oliver – Reed Creek’s supply of water is running lower with large valleys carved in fruit-stand pavement.
Just beyond your grasp
O.E.S. Grade 6 student, Samantha Williams was followed by this friendly butterfly while working on a project outside Friday afternoon! Thought this was a cool picture. Submitted by Lori Martine
by Pat Whalley
LOST IN THE CITY A few weeks ago I had the unenviable job of making my way through Vancouver traffic. A task that is not for the faint hearted. My husband Dave needed surgery that could only be done at UBC hospital so we took the trip down to Vancouver. We settled ourselves into a […]
Think about it with Joseph Seiler
Alchemy Alchemy is ancient stuff which we call chemistry these days. Alchemy is basically combining substances in order to have them interact and produce new substances. The classic quest of the ancient Alchemist was to turn lead into gold. The only known Alchemist to even come close was Rumpelstiltskin who, apparently, spun straw into gold. […]
On the Precarious Side
Surviving the Similkameen Victor and Nada Stankovic were on a June, 1982 early morning trip for a camper holiday in Penticton. A few kilometers past Manning Park they rounded a steep rock cliff that looked down on a full-torrent, pounding Similkameen River about 10 meters below them. Just then one wheel hit a rock […]
Politics in Penticton ???
Do you recognize him? Young and hopeful – probably the youngest mayor elected in Penticton. Hopeful for a second term. (That is tough – no matter how popular in Penticton it is hard to get re-elected as a Mayor and sometime even a council member.) Based on stories on the street – maybe no one […]