Quick Facts: •The percentage of employees earning minimum wage declined from 7.5% in 2012 to 4.8% in 2016. •The number of B.C. employees earning minimum wage in 2016 was 93,800 out of a total of 1,958,600 paid employees (excluding self-employed). •The national average for people earning minimum wage is 6.9% the B.C. government will increase […]

This bridge links Oregon and Washington states across the Columbia River in the Columbia Gorge. I recently crossed this bridge after my Total Solar Eclipse adventure to Oregon last month The bridge is the crossing point of the Pacific Crest Trail which goes from the Mexican border to the Canadian border at Manning Park This […]

Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Cabernet Franc 2014 Cassini Cellars The Aristocrat Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Castoro de Oro Estate Winery Crimson Rhapsody 2014 Maverick Estate Winery Bush Vine Syrah 2014 All wineries in British Columbia were invited to submit their wines for blind judging by a panel of wine industry professionals. Wines submitted had to be […]

 Food bank and museum OK’d for grant money By ROY WOOD Oliver council opened the grant-in-aid chequebook on Monday to two local non-profits looking for help. The Oliver Food Bank sought $3,000 to complete a solar panel project, which will see the operation become electrically self-sufficient and save about $500 a month in power bills. […]