Is Earth a Privileged Planet? In November, 1990, space exploration succeeded in nearly reaching the edge of our solar system. From about 4 billion miles away the camera looked back to spot a pale blue speck in a vast sea of asteroids, planets and stars. That spot had been the launching place – Earth. It […]
Down the aisle
Cacti display by John Kiss
Letter to the editor
Kerry Brewer writes On the morning of Monday, July 5th, my spouse and I were walking north on the west side of the Hike & Bike Trail when we came across 4 bicyclists, one of whom was sitting on the ground. I was acquainted with another one in the group who asked if I knew […]
87% of municipal taxes received – some delay due to pandemic
Source: Finance Department Town of Oliver Report to council
It takes a pandemic to get people to buy life insurance
I’ve written about insurance before and tried to explain why people really should have life insurance. Especially for those with small children, big mortgage balances or other financial risks. But the thing is, most people really don’t like thinking about their own demise and they will do everything possible to avoid setting up a policy. […]
Local pro/ assistant – top golfers at PGA event
KELOWNA, BC (PGA of British Columbia) –- A clutch back nine paid off in a big way Tuesday for the Fairview Mountain Golf Club duo of Brian McDonald and Rob Tadey, who captured their second title since 2017 in the G&G Golf Company & Callaway Golf PGA of BC Pro-Assistant Championship at The Okanagan Golf […]