Born Yesterday opened on Broadway in 1946 and ran for over 1,600 performances. It has been re-mounted many times on stage and twice made into a motion picture of the same name (1950 and 1993). Although written almost 75 years ago, its social and political commentary are as topical today as when the show first […]
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The farmer’s life
Submitted by Rose-Anne Atkinson
Two young men arrested in connection with aggravated assault in Osoyoos Christmas party incident
Update: I can confirm a 22 year old man, Michael Shalagan Morsette, of Peachland was arrested in this matter (assault near The Sage Pub) on January 17th and has been charged with aggravated assault. Furthermore, on January 20th – a 22 year old man, of Peachland, was also arrested on this matter. Charges against the […]
The Steele report
Part One Mention the ALR, the Agricultural Land Reserve and hearts quicken on both sides of the forty-seven year old debate. Today the ALR is looking to meet new challenges for land use and to curb the actions of some who want to change the original intent of the act. Others want changes to […]
March, 2nd – Startline not Deadline
We’re well into the time of the year often called “RRSP Season” which will come to a close on Monday March 2nd. The latest numbers from the polls showed that far fewer Canadians have been making use of this tax-advantaged investment program and this should worry all of us. Canadians are falling farther and […]
The Steele report
Part Three Remember I wrote in part one about saving the land and not the farmer? This is where it comes into play. The first step is the farmer. The first question is. Who is a farmer? I am not talking about someone who wears farmers clothes and owns a pickup truck. A bona fide […]
Update – Fire at Correction Centre
Update from Rob Graham of the Oliver Fire Department: We had 6 firefighters inside with a fire inside a cell. All prisoners had been relocated. Once our crews arrived to the cell where the fire had been they knocked down any still smouldering materials and removed them from the cell. We had no issues inside […]