LEST WE FORGET It’s that time of year again, we wear our poppy with pride and gather at the Cenotaph to watch the Legion present the colours and the laying of dozens of poppy wreaths. How many of us actually gather there to remember what these symbols really mean. We repeat the words “lest we […]
Crime down in South Okanagan – rate down 15%
Superintendent Brian Hunter Officer in Charge Penticton South Okanagan Similkameen Regional RCMP Detachment Total reported crime events in Penticton for the period was 2,054 which is down 15% from last year (2,405). This change is driven largely by the decrease in Property Crime, which went from 1,561 to 1,152 – a decrease of 26% from […]
Whistle stop – 1 week to go
Who is that man in the mask and blue coat? Yes Tom that is the premier of the province – mostly likely his first visit to this neck of the woods. Being introduced by candidate Roly Russell of Grand Forks. Good crowd waiting patiently at the side of the road to clap and listen to […]
October the month of spooks and goblins
On the Sunny Side
John Howard In 1775, at age 29, John Howard lost his wife. Amid his severe grief he still decided to head for Portugal and Spain to assist in earthquake recovery where tens of thousands had died. His English ship, the Hanover, was seized by the French because there was war between England and France. Howard […]
museum ad 5 of 5 before October 22
Horgan visits Oliver Saturday for ” roly “
4pm Saturday Nature’s Harvest Fruit Stand – Hwy 97 south of Oliver
BC stats – no new deaths
250 deaths related to Covid Number of people in hospitals 74 Of those 24 in ICU “There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. In total, 16 long-term care or assisted-living facilities and two acute-care facilities have active outbreaks. “There has been one new community outbreak at the FedEx office adjacent to the Kelowna airport. […]