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 […]

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.

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

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 […]

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. […]