Photo by Ed Dukes

Marji Basso, BC NDP Provincial Candidate for the Boundary Similkameen is asking the Provincial government to explain why the BC Liberals endorse the IHA  decision to close sexually transmitted infection clinics. This decision directly affects the Grand Forks public health unit which will no longer be testing new patients for sexually transmitted infections or HIV. […]

Thanks to Mt. Baldy for this cam shot at the end of light today

One of Oliver’s oldest residents, Katherine  (Katie) V. Woodruff passed away Wednesday morning, Dec. 28 at Sunnybank Centre in Oliver at the age of 103 years. Growing up before TV, computers, airlines, satellites, and cell phones existed and when radio, electricity, cars, and tractors were rare and not available on most farms, Katie lived to […]

Chosen as top news story – Destruction of SOSS by fire September 12th  – “Fire of an undetermined origin broke out at about 2:15 am and burned for 5 or more hours. It continues at this hour.” Chosen as top news photo – submitted by Jeremy Cook (shown above) Chosen as top newsmakers of 2012 […]

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VERNON – The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of the volunteer firefighter who died on the morning of Dec. 29, 2011, while fighting a fire in Enderby. The deceased is Daniel Botkin, aged 25. Mr. Botkin was one of 24 volunteer members of the Enderby Fire Department. The fire department was called to […]