Ministry of Education INFORMATION BULLETIN K-12 operational guidelines set requirements for masks VICTORIA – School districts have received updated operational guidelines to help ensure a consistent province wide approach to keep schools safe for all students, teachers and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the updated health and safety guidelines, masks will be required for […]

3pm report – BC CDC and BC Ministry of Health   Figures below reflect three days Friday/Saturday 100 Saturday/Sunday 88 Sunday/Monday 48 Total new cases from the weekend  236   Total cases on file 4594 Active cases 743 Total case recovered 3653 People actively being monitored 2286 Deaths – Two new for a total of […]

A B.C. conservation group is worried about a herd of California bighorn sheep after a lethal bacterial disease was identified in two lambs in a herd of sheep near Oliver in the Okanagan. The bacteria can cause pneumonia in both domestic and wild sheep and goats, but it is particularly harmful to wild sheep herds, […]

Slow response – about three days allowed and some surprises   Top Scores 31 Municipal and RDOS news 28 Comment Section 23 Fire and Police news 16 Events Columnists – thanks to all of them Pat Whalley Fred Steele Henry Wiebe  

  Note to readers: Several inquiries as to what is a algae bloom,  dangers etc.  This writer swims in Tuc el nuit at least 2 times a day during the summer months…. The following from the Okanagan Basin Water Board website:   Certain species of algae produce toxins that can cause death within 20 minutes […]

Thanks to Anne and John for showing the true colour of August.