I am not a rural resident but I would like to talk about four subjects not covered in the last thought piece about a District Municipality taxes roads zoning governance If a district municipality is to be made attractive – taxes have to be assessed on the same basis as they are now. If you […]
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Local Nk’Mip Team wins last ever Black and White
The “Last Ever” Ladies Black & White Scramble was held on July 13, 2013. The weather was absolutely perfect and once again the Nk’Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course was in tremendous shape. The course was alive with 132 ladies dressed in black and white attire. The tournament committee was dressed as old fashioned golfers complete […]
Worker bee by Bernard Bedard
On the sunnyside
Garbage I took out the garbage – a weekly routine. Then I began to think about how important this unpleasant weekly task is. What would it be like if we couldn’t get rid of garbage? Furthermore, our bodies have the most efficient and unique garbage disposal system on the planet. The same red corpuscles that […]
BIG mushroom* by Sheryl Parolin
Grass fire near campsite at Thorpe Bridge
2:30pm Sunday Okanagan River path – NE of Thorpe Bridge – east of Sawmill Rd Near campsite Quick work by units of Oliver Fire Department control the blaze Police on the scene
Two views of Oliver
Photo by Mike Beaulieu Story by Pat Whalley Many of our friends from the coast thought we were nuts when Dave and I chose to move here 23 years ago. We would not have access to the same wonderful activities that were available at the coast…the Vancouver Symphony, a huge range of movie theatres with […]
