“You don’t need an AR-15 to take down a deer,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his press conference of May 1st, 2020. To that I say: “You don’t need a Hennessey Venom (with a top speed of 301 kph) to travel at 120 kph.” That is the upper limit of any highway speed in […]

On our previous question on a cleft (vertical swale) in the rocks – only about three guesses. Rocky was first and correct..Char give that man a kiss. Picture taken just north of where Don and Millie Woods used to live… even Bruce and Sally and then another Bruce and his gaggle of girls. This one […]

Partners Jan Nelson and winemaker Andrew Windsorare have announced their purchase of award-winning Maverick Estate Winery from owners Bertus and Elzaan Albertyn. Maverick Estate Winery is a boutique ultra-premium winery located south of Oliver at Deadman’s Lake. “I grew up on an orchard in Oliver and left the valley for school in the early 1990s, […]

After a nice night of rain and maybe even earlier Tinhorn Creek is alive, running, silty and reaching the river. I am never wrong –  sometimes mistaken. Reed Creek to the north still dry at all points. The west hills are draining the last of the snow and some recent rainfall.

Lately we hear of people doing strange things from silly to violent. Domestic violence, protesting for action that is contrary to your well being and even the gun toting fool in Nova Scotia. I am no medical Doctor, but I have a question that might shine a light on a reason. Being isolated and staying […]