What I didn’t know about Australia I have been to Australia and to New Zealand. Never as a tourist; always OHMS. The meetings I attended could have been held anywhere. Therefore, I do not have a good handle on life in those countries. I have friends in both countries but we do not discuss politics, […]
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An open letter
Mark Pendergraft Director RDOS Area A Osoyoos Former Chair of the Regional District Okanagan Similkameen In regard to the implementation and results of the LRMP, I sat on the Land and Resources Management Plan Okanagan Shuswap (LRMP) committee as the RDOS rep during the implementation stage. The LRMP was for the most part implemented by […]
Stubborn grass blaze keep Oliver firefighters- busy Friday
Location 7479 Island Rd Time: 2:00 pm Friday Oliver Fire Department says the two and half acre grass fire was caused by embers from a nearby burn pile that spread into an oxbow. “The fire did spread into some treed area and some trees did have to be taken down,” said OFD representative Rob Graham. […]
Drought or flood?
This seems to be the question each year in on our SO region. Fact/Opinion – OBWB planning for a drought Snow pack is low and ODN predicts no flooding this year. Twin Lake will be lower than 2018 How come? Better preparations from MOTI on roads and culverts – well done folks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The experts however […]
Think about it with Joseph Seiler
Storm The 100 year storm is not a storm that lasts 100 years, it is the storm with intensity that only occurs once in a hundred years. Rare intensity. A storm is a significant, at times extreme, disruption to usual pleasant weather. When a storm is very disruptive it can be categorized, like a hurricane […]
by Audrey MacNaughton
SuperMoon March 21 Of the possible 12 or 13 full (or new) moons each year, usually three or four may be classified as supermoons, as commonly defined.
Recall Notice from Interior Health
N7 Nitro Cold Brew Coffee from Cherry Hill Coffee Interior Health is advising the public that N7 Nitro Cold Brew Coffee from Cherry Hill Coffee has been recalled due to temperature issues in the manufacturing process that potentially failed to control pathogens, including botulism. If you purchased N7 Nitro Cold Brew Coffee from Cherry Hill […]