MEASLES I thought I would share my experiences with the readers on the consequences of not being vaccinated for measles as they are still a threat to your children. I was four years old when I got measles and within four days, they had gone into my right ear canal and ruptured my eardrum. I […]
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High Water Table Causing Construction Delays
Substantially completing infrastructure upgrades on Fairview Road is not progressing as originally planned due to the high water table. The construction contractors introduced the use of dewatering equipment to reduce the amount of water at the excavation site. Unfortunately backfilling and excavating the wet fill at the site each day has slowed construction progress on […]
Will the wine war – now resume ??
Kinder Morgan is suspending “non-essential activities” and spending for the Trans Mountain pipeline project, citing ongoing opposition from the British Columbia government. “In the current environment, we will not put shareholders at risk on the remaining project spend,” Steve Kean, Kinder Morgan’s chair and chief executive officer. *** British Columbians expect their government to stand […]
Low lands flooding north of Geology Camp
1900 block of Willowbrook Rd (Fairview to White Lake) Small ranch country – about 5 homes inundated with water with lots of nearby creeks overflowing. Friends and family sandbagging and helping out where they can.
Where ?
Where, what, why, history ??? South of Norton’s – What is creek name of stream – south of ponds – heading south to Fairview Rd area ? Editor: copy changed so that info is as correct as possible – 2nd picture is the spill way of dam at Secrest where Meyer’s Flat and Park Rill […]
Pounders – " I won "
3k and 10 k races on today in Oliver Sponsors – Oliver Parks and Recreation and Penticton Pounders run club 3K winner was Mark Broomfield (shown in pictures) 10K winner in a course record time of 30:34 was Geoff Martinson from Vancouver
What's on the top of the Bowl?
Other side of the roadway – heading to the waterfalls Victoria Creek attempting to cross same road – vortex at undersized culvert – water at road level One observer of this area: “Victoria Creek running high but only 20 percent of water going over the falls”.