New CDC *USA* Estimates: Fatality Rate For COVID-19 Drops Again And May Surprise You What’s are the real chances of dying if you are infected with COVID-19? You’ll probably be surprised how low they are according to new numbers from the Center for Disease Control. We’ll state those numbers simply for those of you who […]
Archives for 2020
Beware of exempt financial market products
Having recently chatted with clients who have funds tied up in the Exempt market and unable to access them, I thought I’d touch on that today. People regularly ask me to review some investment that they purchased and would like to access but are encountering problems and can I help. Before I even look at […]
Two dogs added to Search & Rescue teams
Search and Rescue teams from Kelowna (COSAR) and Oliver/ Osoyoos (OOSAR) added two new active members to their teams – Labrador Retriever, Chase and German Shepherd, Kaya. Both dogs were recently validated by the RCMP Police Dog Services at the BC Search Dog Association’s (BCSDA) training course, held this past week in Merritt. In B.C., […]
Hwy 97 open at Peachland after motorcyclist death
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 […]
Enjoy the sun while it lasts
by Pat Whalley
THE PRINTED WORD I love to read. In fact, I think the ability to read is the single biggest achievement for anyone. […]
Hovanes – not “unhappy” with Liberal decision
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 […]
A rant – please disagree
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 […]