The Sunshine Coast Regional District has moved to Stage 4 water restrictions for most of the region, banning all outdoor water use effective Thursday. With the exception of Pender Harbour to Earl’s Cove and Egmont, all watering of flower and vegetable gardens, and shrubs and trees, must cease. Under Stage 3 restrictions, hand watering had […]
Shrimp held by police
A retired British Columbia sheriff caught a thief in Penticton with stolen shrimp. Last Friday employees at the IGA Grocery on Government Street in Penticton called the RCMP with a report of a man shoplifting. Two store employees attempted to stop the man before he left the store. The man was able to free himself […]
World Neighbours granted $1 million by federal government
OLIVER-KAMLOOPS-BASED ORGANIZATION AWARDED $1 MILLION TO IMPROVE MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH An Oliver and Kamloops-based organization called World Neighbours Canada (WNC) is going to be able to ramp up their impact in several developing countries, thanks to a recent $1 million funding award to be used over the next five years, from the Government […]
Quotes
July 12 – Environment Minister Mary Polak with ODN Polak says mapping is key – looking at how wildlife moves north and south, east and west, where land has been designated as protected and how that can be expanded with other property. Those in the know are trying to put as much of that land […]
National Park
I know the subject we love to hate. I am introducing it here again as I think something is going to change soon. A small change because the clues and the words have been in the media coming from the government side for some time. I had a conversation with a person in Victoria who […]
Osoyoos – explosion and fire
An explosion woke me up said one neighbor. Osoyoos Fire Department called to mid block 7800 Meadowlark Drive in the middle of the night with a call about a mobile home and propane tanks exploding. On the scene this morning it appears foam was use to contain the fire quickly. Police and ambulance attended as well. […]