For the Tree fruit Industry there is always a storm of one kind or another. Weather as in frost, hail, flooding, new pests and poor returns, there is always something. This year no one ever thought the perfect storm would gather in the clouds of mass uncertainty. First the Cornavirus took a bite out of […]

Seasonal volume forecasts for select watersheds (appended to end of the report) are also mostly elevated as a result of the seasonal snow pack. Volume inflow forecasts for the Okanagan system are 127-129% of average and are significantly higher than the overall Okanagan snow basin index. In contrast, runoff forecasts for the Similkameen River (at […]

Mother’s Day Scenes abound where families get together to honor mother. This is fitting and well-deserved. However, for some women – Mother’s Day approaches with feelings of apprehension or even dread. Some are struggling with re-surging feelings of grief over infertility or miscarriage. While some mothers are excitedly expecting a first child, others are struggling […]

Oliver Food Bank has temporarily changed its distribution schedule to every other week on Wednesday morning, giving double portions to fill the week we are closed. Dates of operation are posted outside the food bank so you can check there and in the media for changes to this schedule. Further donations are best given on […]

B.C.’s unemployment rate rose by nearly two-thirds from March to April, Statistics Canada said Friday, with hundreds of thousands of jobs wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic. The provincial jobless rate jumped from 7.2 per cent to 11.5 per cent last month, according to the latest Labour Force Survey data. Addressing the grim numbers late Friday morning, B.C. Finance […]