Medical Services Plan premium assistance to benefit seniors OLIVER – More people than ever qualify for assistance with Medical Services Plan premiums next year and it’s important to remind seniors to ensure they are eligible, Boundary-Similkameen MLA Linda Larson said today. A recent survey by B.C. seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie showed just 39 per cent […]
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Watching a coyote
Audrey MacNaughton
Photographer Jeremy Cook
Look south – Vaseux Lake
Dusk – full moon risin’
Submitted by Jaret Blidook
Mixed bonspiel results – Eastlink Centre
Weekend mixed action at the Oliver Curling Centre Woman’s A Event Team Casorso (Oliver) vs. Team Lyver (Osoyoos) – Team Lyver winners B Event. Team Coen (Osoyoos) vs. Team Pierlet (Oliver) – Team Pierlet winners C Event. Team Pratt (Penticton) vs. Team Dewar (Oliver) – Team Pratt winners Men’s A Event Team Tarr (Penticton) […]
Rural report with Laird Smith
Wally Smith was a man who was truly committed to his tree fruit farm. During the growing season, he knew that he could not neglect his charges even for a day. The five lines of sprinklers needed changing twice a day, 12 hours apart, even when it rained; the chickens needed to be fed and […]
Open letter
Hon. Mike Bernier, Minister of Education. Dear Mike, Yesterday, I was informed that my name was coming up in Question Period and I managed to see it televised. I just have a couple of quick comments re your reply. First, I believe I am qualified to comment as I have served for 11 years as […]