Yvonne’s African Adventure On February 1st, 2014, I will be leaving for Iganga, Uganda to spend one year volunteering with Musana Community Development Organization. Musana Community Development Organization was created when the founders of Ugandan and American University students discovered 162 children living at an orphanage in the worst conditions imaginable. In September 2008, Musana […]
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Growing a moustache for Movember?
Photo by John Chapman
A walk along the path – Dale Dodge
Bah Humbug
Seems this empty lot cannot be used this year for Christmas Light Up activities as it has been in previous years. No reason given to ODN. Organizers will move fun activities to School Ave between Remax and Town Hall – with the consent of council next week. The street will be closed off and traffic […]
RDOS news briefs
Highlights from November 7 Regional Board meeting Regional Board of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen held Thursday, November 7th With new Health Canada medical marijuana regulations scheduled to take effect in early 2014, the Regional Board took a first look today at the potential impact changes to how medical marijuana production is administered would have […]
Will the agricultural land commission change in BC?
The minister reviewing B.C.’s core operations says the Agricultural Land Commission will not be turned over to politicians or bureaucrats and that it will continue in its mission to protect good farmland, despite indications to the contrary from leaked cabinet documents. Bill Bennett, Minister of energy and mines, was responding to a report indicating that […]
“TAKE BACK YOUR POWER”
In September, an eye-opening documentary feature film called “Take Back Your Power” was released and will be showing at the Shatford Centre on Main St. in Penticton on Nov. 12 and at the Oliver Community Centre on Monday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. Free admission. This film investigates the “Smart” […]