“In appreciation of all the good, and dangerous, work they do, Hammer’s House of Hog will be providing 25 or so members of the Oliver Volunteer Fire Department with ribs, beans and coleslaw after their monthly meeting Thursday. I wanted to do something in the community and this seems like a good choice.” – Sam Name above […]
Iris, upset at the weather by Ed Dukes
Cheeky flower, this Iris
Prickly by Scott Strobbe
Desert cactus at Kootenay and Similkameen
Politics of fear by Rober Wager
The Politics of Fear The first commercial genetically modified (GM) crop entered the market in 1995-6. The controversy over this type of agricultural biotechnology is even older. The critics are as vocal today as they were in the 1980’s. Although the science has advanced a great deal in twenty plus years, the critics have not […]
We are moving into a new era
Personal alcohol importations approved VICTORIA – British Columbians can now bring liquor back into B.C. from other Canadian provinces and territories without paying additional taxes announced Minister Rich Coleman. Currently, B.C. does not allow personal interprovincial alcohol importations without the requirement to pay B.C. taxes. This change means B.C. residents can now bring back up […]
Everyone is welcome
Fitzpatrick receives UBC honour in Okanagan
Retired Senator, D. Ross Fitzpatrick is going back to school. Photo: Contributed Fitzpatrick, who graduated from UBC with a commerce and business administration degree, will be presented with an honourary doctoral degree during Convocation ceremonies Thursday at the Okanagan campus of UBC. Upon graduation, Fitzpatrick was a researcher for the Royal Commission into the Tree […]
