Kerry Brewer writes On the morning of Monday, July 5th, my spouse and I were walking north on the west side of the Hike & Bike Trail when we came across 4 bicyclists, one of whom was sitting on the ground. I was acquainted with another one in the group who asked if I knew […]
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87% of municipal taxes received – some delay due to pandemic
Source: Finance Department Town of Oliver Report to council
It takes a pandemic to get people to buy life insurance
I’ve written about insurance before and tried to explain why people really should have life insurance. Especially for those with small children, big mortgage balances or other financial risks. But the thing is, most people really don’t like thinking about their own demise and they will do everything possible to avoid setting up a policy. […]
Local pro/ assistant – top golfers at PGA event
KELOWNA, BC (PGA of British Columbia) –- A clutch back nine paid off in a big way Tuesday for the Fairview Mountain Golf Club duo of Brian McDonald and Rob Tadey, who captured their second title since 2017 in the G&G Golf Company & Callaway Golf PGA of BC Pro-Assistant Championship at The Okanagan Golf […]
More summer coming
The Steele report
My July 4th column sparked a lot of commentary. Some said this is not about Trump. In part I agree, it’s bigger than that. Some of the additional response made sense until the secret agenda of conspiracy theories were raised. My father said years ago. “In power and politics if two people know a secret, […]
Read the fine print
RCMP would like to thank the Osoyoos Baptist Church for their kind words of support This morning I had a great visit with Pastor Phil of the Osoyoos Baptist Church. It was a visit like no other and certainly an uplifting one. Before I get into that, please let me touch on how some of […]
Snap shot = what is a few billion ??
The Trudeau Liberals say they expect nearly two million Canadians to remain without jobs this year as the COVID-19 pandemic drags down the domestic economy and federal aid sends the deficit to a historic $343.2 billion. The Liberals have repeatedly promised to use the federal treasury as a financial shield between Canadians and irreparable harm, […]