Construction Works Scheduled for September 13 – December 15 Starting Monday, September 13 through to December 15, H & M Excavating Ltd. will begin road construction and underground utility upgrades on Station Street. Construction work will close a portion of Station Street between Banks Avenue and Veterans Avenue, with access to business and other properties. […]
Archives for September 2021
The Steele report
In times of trials and tribulation we seek temporary distractions during prohibition it was the speak easy and social gatherings for drinking and dancing. The roaring twenties bubble burst and reality set in. The anti depressant was the movies in the form of love stories, musicals and comedy where Hollywood names became household words. The […]
Down the aisle
Bring on the SUN
“Amazing to work with” – Mexican firefighters return home
“The BC Wildfire Service wants to extend a heartfelt thank you to the 98 firefighters and three support personnel who deployed from Mexico this summer to help manage the wildfire situation in B.C.,” BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) said in a statement. The expert firefighters from Mexico arrived on July 24 and worked long days […]
Campfire ban lifted in our region
VICTORIA – As of noon Friday, campfires are once again allowed across most of British Columbia, with only the drought-challenged region of southern Vancouver Island still covered by restrictions. The BC Wildfire Service says campfire prohibitions are being removed across the entire Kamloops Fire Centre and in the Boundary fire zone of the Southeast Fire […]
BC economy is strong
“The Labour Force Survey for August shows that B.C. is making great strides in our economic recovery with another 14,400 jobs gained throughout the province – 13,600 of these jobs are among women. All job gains are full-time. “B.C. has one of the lowest unemployment rates and a job recovery rate of 101.1%, leading Canada […]
One to hospital – two vehicle collision
Vehicle accident – Highway 97 north of Oliver at Gallagher Lake Thursday. Oliver fire department, RCMP and ambulance were called at 2:10 pm to the crash adjacent to Frontage Road after One person involved taken to hospital. No further details available


