The Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure is undertaking Flood Mitigation works on Secrest Hill Rd. This work will require the closure of Secrest Hill Road, To All Traffic, from Wednesday March 20thth through Wednesday April 10th , from Pampas Grass Way to Test Orchard Road. •Access will be accommodated for local residents as follows: ◦To […]

ODN concerned about “quick melt” and lots of water in the next three weeks as temperatures rise to early summer temps. Next week room temperatures expected outside. Air conditioners ? In the last two days we looked at Shuttleworth Creek in OK Falls Vaseux Creek at Gallagher Lake Park Rill at Secrest Reed Creek at […]

THOSE WERE THE DAYS I remember when my children were at play, having four girls meant lots of playing house or even shop-keeping. Fairly quiet games until someone decided they were not being treated fairly. The grumbles and whining would start and gradually increase to bickering and then shouting. This was when I interfered, got […]

Here is my effort to give a somewhat balanced view of each side of the National Park Reserve debate. Perhaps you could also get an ardent ‘No Sider’ to similarly write up their version of the pros and cons. Hopefully you can screen for personal attacks and get both sides to focus on the actual […]

H and M Contracting will be install the pictured culverts – project to start at Wednesday. Contractor presently at Road 9 and once finished will move to Secrest Hill Rd. Does the government really think that much capacity is needed to move creek water under a road?

Thanks to Peter Beckett for sending the photos Sgt. Jason Bayda Osoyoos Fire Department All the volunteers involved in this rescue. “Osoyoos police and fire staff were involved in the rescue of dogs that were running on the ice this afternoon before they fell through. Neighbours who saw the incident called 911 and soon the […]

Lemmings Lemmings are prolific little rodents, living mostly in Sweden and Norway. They are about the size of a field mouse and live on vegetation. Twice a year they raise a brood of from 5 to 8. That means a huge population explosion will develop. About every four years something causes them to head for […]