Fodder for a good discussion on a sunny day in April Stay at home can be looked at with disdain or some clarity. Stay at home – self lock down – don’t move, isolate, hide Stay at home – don’t invite visitors, celebrate with those that live with you Stay at home – get […]
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On the Sunny Side
Who Killed Jesus? In my teens I learned a song (Mickey Holiday, 1970, Singspiration, Inc.) where part of the chorus contained the following question. “Who killed Jesus many years ago? Who was guilty of a crime so low?” Some might say it was the Roman soldiers. They were a hardened, callous bunch for the most […]
Woman in critical condition after serious assault
Osoyoos File # 2020-1499 A woman remains in critical condition in hospital, and a man has been taken into police custody following a serious assault late Wednesday night in Osoyoos. On April 8, 2020 at 11 p.m., Osoyoos RCMP were alerted to a woman in need of possible medical attention inside a residence located within […]
Death stats “not helpful” says BC’s Doctor Henry
Canada has been exposed to many days of graphs and estimations and projections on how many people could die in Canada because of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Dr. Bonnie Henry says BC wants to look at real data, what is happening, not models that are not very good at projecting death rates. Each province has different […]
Signs of spring and summer
Small drive – golfers out, chicks with shorty shorts walking in the sun, blossoms starting to unfold, warm sun – hard to stay at home. Colours appearing – the green, the yellow, the white and the pink with more to come.
April – large item pickup cancelled
Large Item Collection Cancelled Across RDOS, Penticton, Oliver, Osoyoos and Keremeos All Large Item Collection events across the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) have been cancelled during April 2020 due to concerns relating to the COVID-19 virus. This includes the cancellation of municipal Large Item Collection events in Penticton, Oliver, Osoyoos and Keremeos. In participating […]
Some asked the question how is Fortis to help?
Why are you only deferring payments rather than providing bill credits like BC Hydro? The key here is that customers facing significant financial challenges who are in the Recovery Fund will not need to worry about their FortisBC bill during this difficult time. Bill deferments provide immediate relief as well as the opportunity for repayment […]
Western blue birds
by Audrey MacNaughton