Council mum on reason for Dinwoodie departure Other than confirming his departure, members of Osoyoos council have little to say about the sudden departure this week of operational services director Jim Dinwoodie. Reached at home Friday evening, Mayor Sue McKortoff would not comment on whether Dinwoodie quit or was fired. “This was a personnel issue […]

TRYING TO GROW OLD, GRACEFULLY       Family life is wonderful, for twenty years or so we give birth to, nurture, educate and generally prepare our children for life as an adult.  Preparing nutritious meals, kissing boo-boo’s and sewing Halloween costumes, dealing with the broken hearts of first love and trying to instil our values into our […]

On When one thing is on another it is touching and being held there, most often by gravity. We sit on things, like chairs, for instance. We place objects on other objects or on the ground. On is a ‘place’. The cup is on the saucer. They together are on the table. The table is […]

Long Term Care Insurance Last time, we looked at Critical Illness insurance designed specifically to cover children and childhood illnesses.  Today we’ll look at another not well known insurance, Long Term Care Insurance, LTC. What is long term care insurance?  It’s a type of insurance designed to address the health, social, and personal care needs […]