Dr. Silvina Mema, Interior Health Medical Health Officer: “This season seems to be more burdensome, more severe, affecting more people and causing more hospitalizations than the last H1N1 season,” Mema said. Mema also says they’ve seen more younger people die from flu-related complications this year. “Not too many, but a few deaths have occurred among […]

DRAO at White Lake, north of Willowbrook A new radio telescope in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley (technically not in the valley) has detected 13 new sources of mysterious extragalactic phenomena known as fast radio bursts, including the second known source of repeated bursts. And the experiment is just barely getting started. The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping […]

The Town of Oliver will be offering a Christmas Tree Drop-Off, sponsored by EZBins. A pink EZBin will be located on Station Street just north of Bank Avenue on the east boulevard. Residents can drop their natural trees, free of decorations and tinsel, until Thursday, January 10th Alternatively, residents can take their natural tree to […]

Re rant on Flu Season ( now taken down ) I beg to differ, Mr. Publisher Yes, different strains of the flu do affect different parts of the population. By that I mean that one strain may produce more significant outcomes in children than young adults while another strain may affect young adults and not […]

Roads in good condition Temperature around zero Drive with care – Sun promised for Friday

OUR HOCKEY NIGHT in CANADA “It’s nearly time,” Dad said. “Hurry up with those dishes, girls.” My sister and I were in the kitchen trying to clear the table, the 1950’s type with metal legs and a Formica top. Eating in the living room was not tolerated and the dining room was used only for […]

Sky north and east of McIntrye Bluff