Many trees in the mud slide area died. Many did not. Farmers cannot get to all the trees to spray. Will this area become a breeding ground for new tree fruit predators? Hopefully we can engage the farming community in this debate.
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Agnes in Concert
Friday May 27th -7 p.m. Oliver Word of Life Center- 119th St. off 350th Fairview Road NO BOUNDARIES is the name of the group performing. Musical remditions include piano, trumpet, clarinet, saxaphone and voice. Accompanist – Agnes Sutherland Admission by donation Refreshments served. An evening to enjoy.
Rocky asks more questions
www.cpaws.org Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Jack: The following is a copy of two emails between me and cpaws. The reason I contacted them was that I feel the picture of horseback riding on Mt. Kobau on their site is misleading in that it gives the impression that free rein [pardon the pun] riding is […]
Testalinda threat fixed?
Officials of various government levels have now confirmed that a high level of sediment and debris in Testalinda Creek caused it to breach and flood some areas east of Highway 97 Tuesday night. Owners of land south of the creek were at a loss Tuesday as to what to do and asked the RDOS for […]
Did you know?
Paul Eby has his photographic art on display at Oliver’s new art gallery. Check it out.
Mayor speaks out on higher water in rivers and creeks
Good day all. Here are my comments regarding increased water flows in our area. I was advised by RDOS staff that the recent heavy rain caused loose material from the canyon area of Testalinda Creek to fill sediment ponds created after the debris flow last June; this resulted in material being carried downstream to block […]
Dora speaks out
I have lived her all of my life YES. And YES I/WE love the mountains, valleys, waters, communities and people, just as my ancestors had. And YES I/WE hunt for food, gather berries, tea and roots, just as my ancestors had. And YES I/WE fish, camp, hike, ATV, dirtbike in this generation to explore and […]
Make national park poll – the biggest
This week’s poll will go down in the books as one of the quickest to get to over a hundred in about a day and a half. Comment section on previous post on the issue is a great read as well.