I have in the last three years been part of the various crime prevention conversations at different levels of government. The one thing that all have had in common is an abundance of concern for those with mental health or addiction issues and rightly so. The one thing all these meetings lacked was any real […]
News
Letter to the editor
BC fails to break the 80 percent vaccine rate – film at eleven
Nothing here folks – no good news 12 days to go that is the good news
Highway to Healing feature on Global Okanagan
Global Okanagan will be interviewing Kendall Gross, who’s little guy Kolt faces some serious health issues. We’ve been working with this family for a while now, and Kendall was happy to be interviewed about the support she’s received from H2H. If you can help us get the message out there, the interview will air tonight […]
Rotary cash draw
Week Forty Eight – June 1, 2021 Stu McLea – Ticket 155 – $52.00 Jan Dewar – Ticket 289 – $100.00 Week Forty Nine – June 8, 2021 Adam Houle – Ticket 113 – $52.00 Larry Schwartzenberger – Ticket 283 – $100.00
Outstanding
ODHS Recognized for Outstanding Work in Heritage Conservation Oliver, BC – The Oliver & District Heritage Society’s museum windows restoration project has been recognized by Heritage BC with a prestigious award for Outstanding Work in Conservation. The ODHS project was one of only two in the entire province selected to receive this honour, out of […]
Yup – sounds good – can I take off the mask?
“British Columbia has some of the highest levels of immunization for Dose 1 in the world – something we can be incredibly proud of – and we have the ability to push that even higher. “If you haven’t yet had a chance to book your first dose, please take a moment to do that today. […]
From the publisher
It is timely that I retire soon. One of the main mentors to me in the NEWS business was radio guy Warren Barker at CKNW. He hired me three times while I went back and forth trying trying to break away. He died recently at 92. A mentor to hundreds of women and men entering […]