Motor vehicle collision on Highway 97 – Fatal collision On Sunday – September 27, 2020 just after 12:10 p.m. the West Kelowna RCMP responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision between a pickup truck and a motorcycle on Highway 97 at Hardy Street, Peachland. When police officers arrived, the BC Ambulance Service and […]

THE PRINTED WORD                                                                    I love to read.  In fact, I think the ability to read is the single biggest achievement for anyone.  […]

At 58, Ron Hovanes is a young man with a lot of energy The Liberal Party of BC selected a young woman rather than a Municipal politician with a lot of experience over many years at the regional and provincial level – as a Councillor, a Mayor and a long term Oliver guy, educated here […]

BC needs and deserves a minority government Premier John Horgan, supporter of unions and those with government pensions wants and needs a majority to do as he says – lead the province not hindered by opposition and criticism. So how do we get a minority government – vote for the Greens which really do not […]

MLA Pension Plan Legislative changes to the Members’ Remuneration and Pensions Act in 2007 included the introduction of a defined-benefit pension plan. Every MLA under age 71 is required to participate in the plan, which contains the following key provisions: The amount of the annual pension is based on a benefit accrual rate of 3.5% […]

Roly Russell, newly selected candidate for the New Democrats in the riding of Boundary Similkameen – at a visit to Medici’s out door café in Oliver Saturday morning to visit with organizers and party supporters. ODN indicated to the candidate that he had one question to answer: How to get elected in a riding that […]