Friday – 5:56 pm – Report of smoke near Tuc-el-nuit Lake – turned out to be a campfire at a lakeside facility Saturday – 12:46 am Oliver Fire Department called to assist the RCMP in an incident on OIB land – just off Nkmip Rd. The situation resolved itself and volunteers returned to quarters.

Okanagan apple and berry farms in need of workers The worker shortage is due to the COVID-19 restrictions on international travel BC orchards are abandoning some crops because they don’t have enough workers. That’s according to the B.C. Fruit Growers’ Association (BCFGA), which said the worker shortage is due to the COVID-19 restrictions on international […]

Global stock markets have been climbing steadily for the past three and a half months from their late March lows and that rebound came to a screeching halt on June 11 when various markets closed the day down around five per cent on average. On Friday (the next day), the markets rebounded but only made […]

Obituary for the late Brian Kenneth Akey (B.Sc (Agr)) December 6, 1949 – August 2, 2020   On Sunday, August 2, 2020, Mr. Brian Kenneth Akey of Oliver passed away at the South Okanagan General Hospital at the age of 70 years. He was predeceased by his parents Kenneth and Muriel. Brian will be fondly […]

In his new role as Syilx Okanagan Nation Tribal Chair, Chief Clarence Louie and his team met with the Assistant Deputy Minister of the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Monday August 3rd to discuss the access issues at the sx̌ʷəx̌ʷnitkʷ (OK Falls) fishery. BC expressed its willingness to work […]

In my last article I addressed the issue of how much ‘bull’ plays in the art of conversation. The response was different than I expected when it came to Donald Trump. It was suggested that I open my eyes when it came to news and what is happening. Here is a little background. I was […]

Thursday People in BC hospitals  11 Persons who died  195 Persons self isolating  360 Total recovered 3315 Total cases since  first positive test 3881   Compare: Alberta with 205 deaths Quebec with 5687 deaths Ontario with 2783 deaths ** information posted later in the day indicated that about 1500 BC residents in self isolation – […]

3:42 pm Wednesday – alarm near Eastside Rd and Lakeshore Drive – false alarm called before firefighters could assemble a crew…   2:01 pm Thursday – Rain, thunder and lightning – a strike at power pole north of Rd 21 east of Hwy 97. Four rigs responding – Fortis called to check transformer affected.