To help keep communities safe and protect British Columbia’s health-care system from COVID-19, the Province has authorized site-specific road checks on travel corridors between regions to help enforce the non-essential travel restrictions that were announced on April 23, 2021. On the advice of B.C.’s provincial health officer (PHO), Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and […]
Archives for April 2021
Essential travel is the rule – police of many descriptions will stop vehicles
by Bob Cameron
Cases report in Oliver and Osoyoos go down
There were 30 new cases of COVID-19 last week in Penticton, according to B.C. Centre for Disease Control. The total for the week of April 18-24 represented an increase of two cases from the previous week. Summerland saw its case count double from six to 12 The Southern Okanagan (OO) saw its total drop from […]
For history buffs on the Oliver Airport
Oliver Airport – a bit of history By F. C. MacNaughton Research and Interviews by Alex McPherson, Earl Watters, R. Hall The story of the Oliver Airport starts back in 1929 even before the eventual acquisition of the land by the Dominion Government. The following is a copy report from the Oliver Echo published in […]
The Steele report
This morning I am left with a question, that is “What the hell is the matter with us as a species?” We are so engrossed in our own negativity and polarized opinions we can’t even celebrate the achievements we have realized. Some examples. We have racial unrest and protests, and lately some positive steps in […]
by Paul Eby
ICBC car insurance rates to fall
VICTORIA – Saturday, May 1, 2021, marks the start of a new era for ICBC as the corporation launches Enhanced Care coverage and transitions to a new care-based model. Enhanced Care is a redesigned approach to auto insurance that brings historic savings on auto insurance premiums, significantly improved care, and recovery and wage-loss benefits for […]