The Penticton Indian Band (PIB) is facing a surge in COVID-19 cases after an April 22 funeral. In a release posted on the PIB website Friday, April 30, the PIB confirmed that they had received their ninth positive test. This relates to those who attended a funeral on the reserve on April 22. PIB Health […]

“Today, we are reporting 740 new cases, for a total of 129,482 cases in British Columbia. “There are 7,886 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with 11,727 people under public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases. A further 119,785 people who tested positive have recovered. “Of the active cases, […]

Amazing If I were to state that inside my closed hand I have the full manuscript of a 292 page book many of you would believe me because you know how that can be done. If I then claimed that I also have, inside that same hand, complete copies of several hundred sermons and articles, […]

(Excerpt from the book RUSSIA: A JOURNEY TO THE ARCTIC) May Day Celebrations Part 1 Sunday May 1 May Day, also known as “Spring and Labor Day,” is a time when the Russian people spend time with family and friends in celebration of springtime, gardening, and flowers. This day lost its Socialist meaning after the […]

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 […]