“Poison Ivy” is a popular song by American songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally recorded by The Coasters in 1959. It went to #1 on the R&B chart and #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Warning – poison ivy is now situated near you – Toxicodendron radicans, better known as […]

The PGA (Professional Golfers Association) of BC will once again conduct fundraising events for the ALS foundation of BC at over 40 different courses all across the province in the next two weeks. This began six years ago and involves golf club professionals playing as many holes of golf as they can in a single […]

By John Chapman By Shiela Lange

Frances McKay April 24, 1929 – June 12, 2012 After a full and happy life, our dear Mom passed away peacefully at Sunnybank in Oliver at the age of 83 years, on her own mother’s birthday. Predeceased by parents Frank and Alice Maltby and husband and friend Joe McKay of Burnaby, Pat leaves behind five […]

    Cornelia Elisabeth Kempter May 25, 1949 – May 29, 2012 Cornelia Elisabeth Charlotte “Connie” Kempter (1949-2012) – Suddenly at home in Bridesville, B.C., on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at the age of 63 years. Lovingly remembered by Steven Watson; brother, Christian; sister-in-law, Karen and her Mom in Berlin, Germany. Predeceased by her father. […]