Was It An Empty Christmas?   Empty is not a word normally associated with Christmas. We don’t want to even think of emptiness. We want piles of gifts under the tree, a house full of family and friends, full stockings and full stomachs. We want to be full of joy and good cheer. Tragically, some […]

The minimum wage for farm workers paid by piece rate will increase by 11.5% on Jan. 1, 2019, making life more affordable for workers who hand-harvest certain crops in B.C. This increase is the same rate of increase made to the general minimum wage in June 2018. The last increase to the agricultural piece rates […]

Roadside – highway 16 near Terrace – May 7, 2018

Have you had a flu shot? Can you believe – twice as much flu this year…. but to children. Do you and your family normally get a flu shot?    

On Christmas Eve 2018, Elroy Pankratz had a major stroke while visiting his family in Oregon. He was transported via ambulance to St  Anthony’s hospital in Pendleton, Oregon. There it was determined the severity of his case required a neurological surgeon, which in turn necessitated a 200-mile emergency flight to Providence Medical Center in Portland. […]

The following updates have been added to the web consultation page of the proposed national park reserve in the South Okanagan Similkameen https://letstalksouthokanagansimilkameen.ca/Okanagan 1. Map – Working boundary of proposed national park reserve updated with clarification on private lands. 2. Map – Regional context updated with clarification on private lands. 3. A PDF copy of […]