VICTORIA – As of Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, 85.8% (3,978,624) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 78.4% (3,632,547) received their second dose. In addition, 86.4% (3,737,364) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 79.3% (3,428,060) received their second dose. […]
Fire brings firefighters and a lot of equipment south of Oliver
10:06am A report of dark black smoke from a location known to the Oliver Fire Department. A motorhome and car destroyed south of town across the Hwy from the No. 5 Rd turn off . Our picture taken from Rd 5 at a distance from this morning’s blaze. The fire started in an orchard and […]
Strap yourself in
Don’t get me wrong. I am not an anti-masker nor an anti-vaxxer. I have my shots, I wear my mask, I stay away from people. (Let’s face it—I used to do that even before Covid.) But, if an anti-vaxxer is a potential danger in a restaurant—where he sits at least two metres from any […]
Exceptional Drought in the Interior of BC
Pacific Region (BC) Precipitation across British Columbia for the month of August remained slightly below normal, except the southeast corner near Cranbrook, which saw substantial precipitation. Despite more precipitation in the last 30 days, overall precipitation for the growing season remained extremely low across the Interior, as well as the Lower Mainland and onto Vancouver […]
by Pat Whalley
I am becoming increasingly concerned with the growing impatience and anger that many of us are exhibiting as the pandemic drags on and on. People seem to be getting so frustrated with the restraints imposed on us, the lack of activities available and the fact that so many restrictions mean our social lives are almost […]
Where?
All hands on deck – Gander – 20 years ago
In 2001, Gander International Airport played an integral role in world aviation in the hours immediately following the September 11 attacks when all of North America’s airspace was closed by Transport Canada and the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). As part of Operation Yellow Ribbon, 38 civilian and 4 military flights bound for the […]
Covid-19 report
As of Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, 85.5% (3,962,256) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 78.0% (3,614,503) received their second dose. In addition, 86.1% (3,722,969) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 78.9% (3,412,468) received their second dose. B.C. is […]