November 11th Count your blessings It is one thing to remember those before us who gave so much including their lives and their minds. The one thing we must do is to remember and NOT forget the sacrifice. Count your blessings as we truly do have so much ….and so much more than those who […]

On Oct. 2, 1942, a Halifax bomber from #10 Squadron RAF left Melbourne, Yorkshire, England on a path finding mission to the Ruhr in Germany did not return from its mission. One of the crew members was Penticton born Jack Stocks. Oct. 6, 1942, 8 a.m. CN TELEGRAM to LUMB STOCKS of Penticton REGRET TO […]

Ernest Baptiste (Batiste) George died in December 13 1944 at the age of 26 and is buried at VILLANOVA, Italy CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY There is no public events today due to pandemic Another photo of a past parade

Can you hear the echos above the windless silence. This is the morning after the cold gray dawn that greeted the faces of the survivors. This surreal setting greets us this one day each year, lest we forget the lessons of the past. Lest we forget the task we asked so many to perform. Lest […]

WEEK 19 NOVEMBER 10, 2020 REGULAR DRAW WINNER OF $52.00 – Ticket 139 – Diane Lindsay NOVEMBER 10, 2020 REGULAR DRAW WINNER OF $100.00 – Ticket 168 – Martin Johansen

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING   Business Council discussed the draft Council Procedure Bylaw No. 1367, 2020, as presented by Brianne Hillson, Deputy Corporate Officer. Council directed staff to remove section 8 and replace it with wording which does not restrict the number of Council members participating electronically in council/committee meetings, with the exception that the […]

“We have seen the virus spread in people’s homes, in a number of workplaces and with indoor group physical activities. This is increasing the risk across the entire province and we need to do all we can to stop this – now. “This latest action in our COVID-19 response is about putting a short-term pause […]