I would like to provide insight as to what I feel my APC (Area Planning Commission) needs to function properly and in the best way to serve area “C”. I purposely seek out those who will look at the applications that come to them from all different points of view. If The APC consisted of […]
Archives for 2021
Lightning Thunder and Fire
Time 2:15 pm Off Tuc el nuit RD near Buchanan Drive strike on tree Oliver Fire Department on scene Picture = stock photo
June 2 – Castanet
A locally owned and operated business in Oliver is working to rally community support after dealing with unplanned bureaucratic hurdles from the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen on their property. For the past seven years, Chris Van Hooydonk and his family have worked to build Backyard Farm, a combination of a culinary experience tied with […]
Wet? – maybe
70 percent of people in BC vaccinated – can I take my mask off?
“Today, we are reporting that 72.4% of all adults in B.C. and 69.6% of those 12 and older have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. In total, 3,488,884 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in B.C., 256,725 of which are second doses. “We have had 183 new cases […]
On the Sunny Side
Anchor 4 Four anchors are available to keep the ship of life from being wrecked on the rocks when the storms come. In review, the first anchor is solidly grounded in the fact that God is the loving Creator of all that exists. Label it The Creator’s Love. The second anchor prevents us from making […]
by Jessica Murphy
Letter to the editor Regarding the Backyard Chef Issue If you don’t know of the Backyard Chef issue it is because you never read a newspaper, upload a blog, or listen to local news. The couple who run a food business from a one acre farm, half way between Oliver and Osoyoos, wish to […]
