Magpie enjoying Sumac berries Thanks for banner pix as well
Archives for January 2020
On the Sunnyside
Cool as a Cucumber Where did that expression come from? It is apparently based on facts that can be easily tested when you have a cucumber plant in your garden. Even in hot weather the core of the cucumber remains about 10 degrees cooler than the outer ‘skin’. If a cucumber is severed from […]
by Pat Whalley
SLEIGH BELLS JINGLING Usually December and January can be counted on to give us some snow. Out come the sleighs and families take their little ones to local hills, for some fun and games. As a child, my sledding adventures in England were rather poor. Barely an inch of wet snow, with all sorts of […]
Down the aisle
BC sets high standard for employment and economy
Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology, has issued the following statement on the release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for December 2019: “The December labour market report closes out the 2019 year showing a resilient economy in British Columbia despite uncertainty around the globe. “Our province’s economy set the standard across […]
BC most wanted arrested in Oliver January 3rd
Erica Esquieres was arrested by Richmond RCMP in Oliver and faces over 20 fraud and related charges. Fifteen of those charges originate in Richmond. Richmond RCMP travelled more than 400 kilometres to the South Okanagan to arrest a woman wanted on multiple charges of fraud across the province. Erica Esquieres, 26, has been a fugitive […]
Think about it
Start To start is to begin. Start is a barrier sometimes. Start feels impossible sometimes. Start is like the New Year resolution that just won’t settle down to something I can get enthused about. There it is, to start needs some enthusiasm. Start is not a solitary pillar. Start needs supporting braces like big beams […]
Grant applied for – to establish a compost facility at Campbell Mtn in Penticton
Organic Composting Site Update The board of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) has voted in favour of applying for a grant to construct an in-vessel organic food, yard and biosolid waste (waste water treatment sludge) composting facility near Campbell Mountain Landfill. The RDOS board also supported a staff proposal to submit an application to […]