Medical Services Premium rates will rise four per cent to $72 for singles, $130.50 for families of two, and $144 for families of three or more. Electricity rates will rise six per cent on April 1, approximately $72 for the average home, part of a 28 per cent rate hike over five years approved […]
2014 news recap #2
July 4 2014 A stretch of roadway from Hwy 3 at the Husky in Osoyoos to Constellation Brands winery at Tucelnuit Drive will be ground up and resurfaced next year. All that for $3 million says Highways Minister Todd Stone. This project will create a smoother and safer drive for commercial trucks, local drivers and […]
Snowshoeing
McKinney Nordic Ski Club on Monday December 29. Photo submitted by Neil and Toni Bousquet
Branch 227 supports regional hospital
The Royal Canadian Legion #227, Okanagan Falls, President Myrt Niles and Branch Member Ed Findlater presented a $5,000 donation to Janice Perrino, Executive Director with the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation. The money will go towards the purchase of new beds at Penticton Regional Hospital. “Branch #227 has always been a strong supporter of medical […]
One of a kind shot, Ed
Photograph by Edwin Dukes on the bluff yesterday. Press to enlarge
Where, when, who ???
More detail and a second picture a bit later. Thanks to Brian Wilson, Okanagan Archive Trust Society www.oldphotos.ca Press to enlarge Hi Here’s a couple of shots from this BC Electric collection that came in at the booth. Caption: Ted Trump, Oliver inventor, demonstrates his latest truck-mounted giraffe for BC Electric in * 1958. Using […]
Fruitvale sudden death – murder?
A 24-year-old man is in custody after police responded to a Fruitvale residence on Sunday night where a 52-year-old man was suffering from life-threatening injuries. On December 28, 2014 at 9:51 pm, the Trail RCMP received a report of a man suffering serious, life-threatening injuries at a residence in Fruitvale, BC. Officers arrested a suspect without incident […]
Blue birds seem to like the snow
Hélène Godin writes On December 29th 2009, we had bluebirds on one of our boxes, while it was snowing. We are just past the view point going up Anarchist.