THE PRINTED WORD                                                                    I love to read.  In fact, I think the ability to read is the single biggest achievement for anyone.  […]

At 58, Ron Hovanes is a young man with a lot of energy The Liberal Party of BC selected a young woman rather than a Municipal politician with a lot of experience over many years at the regional and provincial level – as a Councillor, a Mayor and a long term Oliver guy, educated here […]

BC needs and deserves a minority government Premier John Horgan, supporter of unions and those with government pensions wants and needs a majority to do as he says – lead the province not hindered by opposition and criticism. So how do we get a minority government – vote for the Greens which really do not […]

MLA Pension Plan Legislative changes to the Members’ Remuneration and Pensions Act in 2007 included the introduction of a defined-benefit pension plan. Every MLA under age 71 is required to participate in the plan, which contains the following key provisions: The amount of the annual pension is based on a benefit accrual rate of 3.5% […]

Roly Russell, newly selected candidate for the New Democrats in the riding of Boundary Similkameen – at a visit to Medici’s out door café in Oliver Saturday morning to visit with organizers and party supporters. ODN indicated to the candidate that he had one question to answer: How to get elected in a riding that […]

Words, spoken with the elegance of a Swan Lake Ballet that come back to haunt the speakers like the shadow of yesterdays ghosts. I speak of the Throne Speech and the fallout from its aftermath. The Liberals filled the verbal recycle bin with old promises they dusted off from their shelf of abandoned promises, things […]

THAT the Regional District submit a grant application for the 2021 UBCM Community Resiliency Investment Program in the amount of $600,000 for the identified work. Purpose: The Community Resiliency Investment (CRI) program is a Union of B.C. Municipalites (UBCM) funded initiative to reduce the risk and impact of wildfire to communities in B.C. through community […]