Fri, 8 Sep Cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers. High 27. Night Cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers. Low 15.

From the Tractor Seat Today is the last long weekend of the summer. When the title long weekend was coined the meaning it has this weekend was not intended. Today we are surrounded by fire and smoke. We cannot use our recreation vehicles, nor can we light campfires. Even walking in the woods is risky […]

Finlay Creek (K52024) Last updated: Monday, September 04, 2017 at 5:21 PM Location: This fire is approximately 7.5km SW of Peachland Discovered: Saturday, September 02, 2017 Size: 1,500.0 hectares (estimated) Status: Active This fire is burning in steep terrain and initially there were strong westerly winds in the area. Crews and heavy equipment worked overnight […]

John Kiss stewing toms in the kitchen

Last Wednesday I finished my Ride-the-Riding trip, eight days of cycling through the south Okanagan, Boundary Country, and the West Kootenay. I did this last year as well, and it was a great success on three fronts. First, it let me move through the riding slowly, stopping for breakfast, coffee, lunch and dinner in cafes […]

Submitted by Marjo Koskinen

Spotted in the eastern sky shortly after 10 pm – all over BC. “a piece of rock or metal that has fallen to the ground from outer space : a meteor that reaches the surface of the Earth without burning up entirely”.   The American Meteor Society says it received over 90 reports about the […]

Labour Day They call it Labour Day and you all know the reason why ‘Cause workers were the backbone of this country; that’s no lie. They came together one for all and with blood, sweat and tears They put together this land of ours in just a matter of years. We celebrate their strengths; their […]