Wally and Auntie Kay Smith appreciated hummingbirds. Wally pointed out a hummingbird nest in one of the apple trees with two tiny eggs in it. I was a child then and it was such a thrill to see them! We put up feeders where we could observe hummingbirds from the comfort of our house. Wally […]

Andrew Bradley Miller is facing one count of attempted murder with a firearm and possession of a firearm for a May 28 incident, where he allegedly shot a man by name of Tyler Newton. The charges against him were sworn on June 1. RCMP said at May 31 they were investigating a home invasion and […]

You have probably seen the Cancer Car travelling through town.  It is a white, ten passenger van decorated with a daffodil and the Masonic symbol of a square and compass. This vehicle makes the trip to the Kelowna cancer lodge five days a week taking patients to and from their treatments,   People diagnosed with cancer […]

Wind storm this week left many Willowbrook residents with no power for 18 hours. To add pain to that injury – the pump house and well for the domestic water system has no back up generator. What does that mean? – No water, no flushing toilets, no baths/showers etc. Residents have told the RDOS that […]

Lower – Twin Lakes is receding slowly – but still adding to the mix of water heading to Sportsman’ s  Bowl in Oliver. EVACUATION ORDER for Nine Properties in Twin Lakes is RESCINDED The threat of flooding in the vicinity of Twin Lakes; in Electoral Area “D”, has been reduced. The potential danger to life, […]

Finally! Another season of sunshine, camping, swimming, biking, and other forms of summer playtime has arrived! That’s worth a celebration! The Firehall Brewery’s “Back Alley Concert Series” will be toasting to life in paradise once again this summer. This coming Saturday (June 30th) we’ll be firing up the Series with a Canada-Day-Weekend performance by local […]