Both the Oliver Chronicle and the Osoyoos Times have merged editorial content into one newspaper and will begin to collect $1.25 for each copy – but it seems….. only at there offices. We wish them the best.
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Premier outlines plan to restart B.C. safely VICTORIA – British Columbians will move forward with safely restarting their province beginning in mid-May, according to a plan announced by Premier John Horgan. Under B.C.’s Restart Plan, government will work closely with public health officials, businesses and labour organizations to lift restrictions in phases, gradually allowing for […]
Letter
Regardless of your beliefs a word of caution on the Liberal Governments firearms regulations. Some time back when the government brought in the then new firearms act ( I believe it was bill C-68) there was a very controversial section in it that made it enabling legislation. Enabling legislation is used to allow the government […]
Here is what I hear…..
A lot about the BC Restart Plan is about you. Keep your circle small Keep your distance Kiss your mother on Mother’s Day – if that is a good idea Go camping at a BC Park – if you can find a spot… Check with a local municipal/regional park groups – in Osoyoos and Oliver […]
BC set to re-open… but slowly
Small dinner parties, backyard barbecues and hugs with family are set to return to B.C., just in time for the Victoria Day long weekend, while haircuts and elective surgeries might be available again within weeks. The provincial government announced its plans Wednesday for a gradual return to normal life in the midst of the COVID-19 […]
Some BC teachers to return to classrooms
School districts across B.C. are drafting up plans to reopen, with teachers returning to classrooms as early as next week in some parts of the province. The Vancouver School Board has sent out a workforce availability survey to its staff, according to a note sent out by the Vancouver Elementary School Teachers Association. The information gathered will […]
Creek watch
Willowbrook Kearns Creek running light to Johnson and then virtually disappearing Upper Park Rill – now running well heading the Meyers Flat sponge. (pix above) Victoria Creek – very little Reed Creek – water moving east of the golf course crossing Park Rill at Secrest – over the waterfall to the Bowl below – not […]
The Steele report
I have put my foot in hot water before, this time it might be a case of scalding hot water. Let us have a discussion about gun laws without the hysteria and jumping up and down. But before we do that let us look at some legal controversies to put things in context. Over the […]