A route to the southern interior of British Columbia is open for goods movement and people travelling for essential purposes only, using Highway 7 and Highway 3. Essential purposes for travel are defined in the Travel Restrictions Order through the Emergency Program Act. Checkpoints will be in place and travel restrictions will be enforced. This […]
Archives for November 2021
The Steele report
As we scan the headlines of the news from day to day we often see stories that we believe have no connection to our lives only to discover they were defining moments that changed all our lives. Today is a day we might not recognize as a catalyst for events yet to unfold. First here […]
Scams of the week
One from Telus ? – home security systems Just got one – arrest warrant issued for me for getting illegal goods at the border. Wow that was a really new one. Can you add anything I still think the telecommunications companies could stop this but refuse to protect their customers relying heavily on obedient customers […]
Note to Terry K
As of Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, 90.7% (4,206,179) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 86.9% (4,027,146) have received their second dose. 13. 1 % have not 91.2% (3,942,820) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 87.4% (3,782,092) have received […]
The Steele report
When considering the vulnerabilities of public safety and in the public interest we should not use the word “If” when it comes to planning. We should use the word “When” I keep hearing there has never been flooding like this or a storm like this or closed roads like this. Not exactly true but I […]
Strap yourself in
by Jessica Murphy I was feeling sorry for Alberta—you know, all the issues with gas and oil production being a no go anymore—when I remembered: this is Canada; we have Equalization Payments. That’s when the rich provinces chip in to help out the needier provinces. So all Canadians are economically equal. Then I began […]
by Roly Russell MLA
I am so relieved to see the forecast continue to look better and better for the Tulameen and the Similkameen Rivers. Many of us in the riding understand just how painful a flood can be: both how devastating the impacts may be and just how complex recovery is. We won’t know the full scope of […]
