Wishful Thinking… I want to lose weight, I want to get more fit, I want to be stronger etc. If you want it, you have to work for it. It is not going to happen any other way, not permanently anyway. If you really want to lose weight in a healthy way, you will cut […]
On the sunnyside
Prison I was impressed! The tour of the new prison gave me a clearer picture of what will be going on in there and what the administrations goals are as opposed to some public perceptions. When I lived in the Lower Mainland of B.C. I served as an M2 sponsor for about 20 years. An […]
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Home improvements with Pat Whalley
Dave and I started our married life like many other young couples, not much money but lots of hopes for the future. Our first home cost us very little as it was run down, had no indoor bathroom and was very small. However, we scraped together enough for a deposit and had our own home […]
Entertainment and education combined at Sen Pok Chin
Yasmin John-Thorpe recently visited the Osoyoos Indian Band school – senpaqcin – Kindergarten, Grades one and two students were entertained with her Arizona Desert animals book and the Grades 4 – 7 with her historical story on the Canadians’ WWI battle to win Vimy Ridge from the Germans. Photos submitted by Yasmin John-Thorpe
Old museum gets new roof
Originally used as the BC Provincial Police detachment and built in 1924. The British Columbia Provincial Police (BCPP) was the policing body for the Canadian province of British Columbia until 1950. These forces pre-dated Canadian confederation, preceding the North West Mounted Police by fifteen years and the Ontario Provincial Police by seventeen years. The force […]
Rotary Club of Oliver recognizes community leaders
When Rotary Club of Oliver Members met last week at the Air Cadet 232 Squadron Hangar, the focus of their weekly gathering was to honour two individuals who have made major contributions to the community. Rotarians held their Paul Harris Fellow Recognition ceremony. The room was packed as Past President Brian Goy read out the […]