Generation Squeeze Campaign: A Better Generational Deal? MP Alex Atamanenko CBC Radio recently aired an interesting interview on with Dr. Paul Kershaw, an associate professor in the College for Interdisciplinary Studies at UBC, who has started an initiative called Generation Squeeze. We’ve all either heard of or personally experienced the Boomerang Generation, where children we […]
‘The lake’ by Sheryl Parolin
Zalm endorses Popoff ??
Bill Vander Zalm, former B.C. Premier and leader of the successful anti-HST campaign, has endorsed Mischa Popoff, an independent conservative candidate in Boundary-Similkameen. Popoff was dropped by B.C. Conservative Leader John Cummins for what Cummins said were “insensitive and disrespectful” comments about single mothers. Now Vander Zalm has weighed in supporting Popoff in the May […]
Adrian Dix visits Oliver – bus sticker tells a story
NDP leader and local candidate Sam Hancheroff arrive at Oliver HQ . Earlier Friday Dix visited the Penticton Hospital and said the new ambulatory tower would be built.
The team at the pool
Oliver Pool opens in two weeks. Sitting on the diving board left to right Head Guard Jennifer Casorso and 2nd in command Megan Seidler. Victoria Day is Monday the 21st – but the Society Board wants the pool open for the weekend so lets hope for hot weather.
Citizen alert
Joanne Ruhland writes And yesterday morning seven places that I could see going up Eastside Hill & around our Bellevue corner had DUB spray painted in huge black letters on their houses! With a crown overtop the letter D. That must be some signature? I hope the RCMP who were up & down our street […]
Casual coffee
Entertainment… and training too
The U of A Mixed Chorus and Hand Bell Ringers treated 240 people last night to a great concert. Music selections varied from sacred music written in the 15th and 16th century through to a selection of songs from the Music Man and ending with Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. SOSS music students joined the chorus in this […]