19 December Reported by Dick Cannings 12 observers in 7 to 10 parties. -2 to 0°C, oxbows partly frozen, other water open; snow depth 0-2” in valley bottom, calm, mostly cloudy in valley with some sunny periods. Cackling Goose 11 Canada Goose 224 Trumpeter Swan 62 Tundra Swan 6 Wood Duck 4 Gadwall 2 Eurasian […]

Apex-Hedley Audubon Christmas Bird Count Eva Durance, organizer The Apex-Hedley Christmas Bird Count circle covers from Hedley on the west to Twin Lakes on the east and Keremeos to the south. Routes that can be covered are very limited, but count including high-elevation areas allow for counting of the particular species that live up high […]

The 37th annual Oliver-Osoyoos CBC was held yesterday with 23 participants going out in 11-12 parties plus 4 feeder watchers. This is our lowest number of participants since 1992 but despite the poor turnout we managed to get 112 species. I’m still waiting for some feeder watchers to report but I don’t expect any additional […]

Well folks, here we are in 2016. Who would have thunk it would happen so fast? I’ve had two columns on former Reach For The Top student Pat Churchland. I put out a request for those who knew of or had information on the other three former Reach For The Top students who are Rees […]

The BC Utilities Commission is allowing a rate increase for 2016 to go ahead despite some appeals. Couple of interesting facts used in the decision of December 14th. (G-202-15) The cost of power company assets damaged in the Rock Creek fire $1.728 million, the Testalinda fire $1.064 million and the Wilson Mtn. fire $0.251 million. […]