Mysterious Ways William Cowper was frequently troubled by feelings of despair and grief. In his deep depression one day he summoned a horse-drawn carriage (this was in the mid to later 1700’s) to take him to one of the London bridges. His intention was to take a suicidal jump into the Thames. But just at […]

Damage list we have heard about: “Wires on roadway 7700 block Tuc-el-nuit Drive – in the loop Big tree down on the road on tuc-el-nuit near the prison but on the opposite side of the road. A semi swerved to miss it but its on a corner and he almost had a head on collision […]

THE SEVEN CENT CHEQUE   It was quite a while, many years in fact that I used my American Express card. I probably got it when I first became a member of Costco, or as it used to be called, Price Club. So for the past, I don’t know how many years, I have received […]

October is Small Business Month in BC but the importance of Small Business needs to be acknowledged all year.   I want to use this opportunity to talk about what a Small Business really is and how significant they are to each of our Rural Communities and to the economy of BC. The definition of […]

MADE TO LAST The clothes of my youth were bought to last. If you were lucky enough to be the eldest child in the family, you quite often were the only one to ever wear new clothes, when you grew out of them, they were handed down to the rest of your siblings.  However, before […]

Northbound Honda Pilot went off-road right into the rock face near Vaseux Lake. The male driver, 75 years old from Penticton, was deceased on scene. BC Coroner services, fire, EHS, MOTI, Oliver RCMP and South Okanagan Traffic Services all attended. Any witnesses to call South Okanagan Traffic Services 250 499 2250 According to police a […]