New Enhanced Care coverage starts May 2021 VICTORIA – ICBC will embark on a new way of doing auto insurance in British Columbia, the largest transformation in its 40-year history. The Enhanced Care coverage bill, expected to receive royal assent on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, will save British Columbians on average 20% or about $400 […]
Archives for August 2020
New program to save drivers $400 a year on insurance
On the Sunny Side
Tour Guides Life is like a journey. Do we need a tour guide for that? Eleven years ago my wife and I spent nearly two weeks in the Mediterranean region for our 50th wedding anniversary. In Rome, and elsewhere, we followed a guide wherever (s)he went with our group. We trusted him when he said […]
Four companies control gas prices in South BC
Government continues to act on gas price transparency VANCOUVER – B.C. drivers can look forward to more transparency and greater accountability when it comes to gasoline and diesel fuel prices. The Province has brought in new mandatory reporting requirements for the wholesale market using the Fuel Price Transparency Act (FPTA) that was passed in fall […]
by Jeremy Cook
Local Nordic ski club plagued with thefts
Some time between July 15th and August 13th thieves stole the crusher cone fire pit from the McKinney Nordic Ski Club Site on McKinney Road. The crusher cone, kindly donated by McIntyre Aggregates, was primarily used during field trips of elementary school kids taking the learn to ski program. Crusher cones are pretty massive and typically […]
OCC Covid cases related to off site training session
COVID-19 Outbreak at Okanagan Correctional Centre Three staff members of the Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC) in the Oliver area have tested positive for COVID-19. The individuals are in isolation at home and being supported by Interior Health as we perform contact tracing to identify anyone who may have been exposed to COVID-19. There is no […]
3 staff test positive for Covid at OCC Oliver
A second COVID-19 outbreak at Oliver’s Okanagan Correctional Centre. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry stated today the community outbreak at the high-security Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC) in Oliver staff members at the facility tested positive for the respiratory virus. This is the second outbreak at the facility. An investigation is proceeding to gain […]