A bylaw that rewrites guidelines on how rural fire departments should be run and administered regionally – barely made it out of a committee meeting today. The vote 9 in favour – 8 opposed. The concern was language in the new bylaw that governs paid volunteers including fire chiefs and sets up a reporting system that […]
Archives for 2018
by Dale Dodge
Building Earthquake Resistant Homes in Nepal The new approved, earthquake resistant designed house, completed One of the delays to our toilet projects in Nepal was that the 2015 earthquake had destroyed numerous homes and there was no point in building toilets if the homes had not been rebuilt yet. Due to international generosity there was […]
From the hill – with MP Richard Cannings
The New Year is a time to look ahead and plan for the future. My wife and I have been talking about pensions lately. She’s debating whether to start her Canada Pension Plan payments. We were self-employed for much of our careers, so she doesn’t have a company pension to draw on, but we have […]
Big drug centre here ? Sunniva Inc ??
A Penticton winery owner who founded a medical marijuana company says he plans to open the largest medical cannabis production facility in B.C. near Oliver on Osoyoos Indian Band land. Poplar Grove Winery owner Tony Holler founded Sunniva Inc. four years ago as he saw a business opportunity in the burgeoning cannabis industry. “It’s a […]
Male varied thrush – by Robert Sieben
Rest in peace – Jim Johnstone
Obituary for the late James (Jim) Grant Johnstone December 1, 1935 – January 11, 2018 On Thursday, January 11, 2018, Mr. James (Jim) Grant Johnstone of Oliver passed away peacefully with his wife and daughter by his side at the South Okanagan General Hospital after a two year battle with cancer. He was predeceased by […]
Savers – the big winners today
The Bank of Canada raised its key lending rate by a quarter percentage point to 1.25 per cent Wednesday, the third time it has moved its benchmark rate from once-record lows last summer. The bank’s rate has an impact on rates that Canadians get from retail banks for things like mortgages, savings accounts and GICs. The move […]
Condolences to the family
Leonard (Len) David Cooke 1942 – 2018 It is with great sadness we announce that Len Cooke rode off into his final sunset in Oliver, British Columbia, on Friday, January 12th 2018 at the age of 75. Len fought a hard battle for 10 months against Glioblastoma brain cancer. In the end, he passed peacefully […]