The BC Coroners Service has released two updated reports on illicit drug deaths and fentanyl-detected deaths to the end of March 2019. Key findings include: •The monthly average for illicit drug deaths for the first quarter of 2019 (89 deaths/month) is down 32% from the same period in 2018 (132 deaths/month). •More than two-thirds of […]

Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops Let the rain sing you a lullaby.

Many who made a brief appearance on the protest line – left to attend the info session inside the Frank Venables Theatre foyer to meet with Parks Canada staff. Many parked their cars and went inside the building with out seeing the protest. To say the protest outside was small would be accurate. Both citizens […]

Richter Creek Fire 14 properties – on evacuation alert – wind forcing the fire west

Tonight Cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers this evening and risk of a thunderstorm. Clearing near midnight. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low 9. Tomorrow Mainly sunny. High 23. UV index 8 or very high. Night Increasing cloudiness. A few showers beginning near midnight. Low 12

By ROY WOOD No decision has been made on whether there will be a national park reserve in the South Okanagan and it will likely take another two years to reach an agreement to create one. Those are two things that came out a news conference in Penticton this morning, at which Parks Canada officials […]