My July 4th column sparked a lot of commentary. Some said this is not about Trump. In part I agree, it’s bigger than that. Some of the additional response made sense until the secret agenda of conspiracy theories were raised. My father said years ago. “In power and politics if two people know a secret, […]

RCMP would like to thank the Osoyoos Baptist Church for their kind words of support This morning I had a great visit with Pastor Phil of the Osoyoos Baptist Church. It was a visit like no other and certainly an uplifting one. Before I get into that, please let me touch on how some of […]

The Trudeau Liberals say they expect nearly two million Canadians to remain without jobs this year as the COVID-19 pandemic drags down the domestic economy and federal aid sends the deficit to a historic $343.2 billion. The Liberals have repeatedly promised to use the federal treasury as a financial shield between Canadians and irreparable harm, […]

As many as 50 migrant farm workers will be invited to stay in a temporary, managed camp facility inside Peach Orchard municipal campground, the District of Summerland announced Monday. The camp, which will operate July 8-31, is being funded by the B.C. Agriculture Ministry and is meant to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among migrant […]

Growing season over for this cuke First of season in the back yard

This is another update on this project. These are interesting times. There were supposed to be seasonal displays at five of our local museums this summer, each one celebrating the history of Scouting in each particular municipality. Hedley Museum is set up. Nice display, but the museum has decided to not reopen this summer. If, […]

On July 3, 2020 at 3:50pm, Osoyoos RCMP responded to a multi vehicle collision in the 10400 block of Highway 97. A 38 year old woman from Penticton was driving a GMC dump truck towing a dump trailer north bound on the highway when she failed to observe a line of stopped traffic and rear […]