Goldilocks Zone Have you ever wondered why the orbit of the earth around the sun is the way it is? Has it ever occurred to you that if the orbit was a few percentage points closer or farther away, we would either burn up or freeze up? Would it matter if the earth’s axis was […]
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BC grants $18.6 million to local Search and Rescue groups
One-time funding to ground search and rescue (GSAR) groups throughout the province to be used over the next three years. This funding will help the BC Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) and GSAR groups bolster training, provide administrative support and equipment renewals. It also will support the Province and BCSARA in work to develop and […]
by Pat Whalley
THE GENTLEMAN’S GAME I have previously written about English football, or soccer which is a favourite sport in Europe. The game attracts noisy, excited fans who wear scarves and other accessories sporting their team’s colours. Many a match is discussed at length in local bars and fans don’t hold back giving their opinions of the […]
High water, drought, lakes thawing, creeks running
Drought seems to be on the minds of a few – but the lakes have not thawed, the snow on the hilltops has not melted. A few predictions: The snowpack levels this year will be below normal. The white powder dust visible to the west in the valley will be gone in two weeks. MOTI […]
Praemonitus, Praemunitus
What I didn’t know about Australia I have been to Australia and to New Zealand. Never as a tourist; always OHMS. The meetings I attended could have been held anywhere. Therefore, I do not have a good handle on life in those countries. I have friends in both countries but we do not discuss politics, […]
An open letter
Mark Pendergraft Director RDOS Area A Osoyoos Former Chair of the Regional District Okanagan Similkameen In regard to the implementation and results of the LRMP, I sat on the Land and Resources Management Plan Okanagan Shuswap (LRMP) committee as the RDOS rep during the implementation stage. The LRMP was for the most part implemented by […]
Stubborn grass blaze keep Oliver firefighters- busy Friday
Location 7479 Island Rd Time: 2:00 pm Friday Oliver Fire Department says the two and half acre grass fire was caused by embers from a nearby burn pile that spread into an oxbow. “The fire did spread into some treed area and some trees did have to be taken down,” said OFD representative Rob Graham. […]