Reports of up to five inches of snow needs to be cleared off many streets, roads and highways. It is chilly in the wind at the moment with a forecast of snow and rain mixed. Temperature near freezing. In Oliver – sidewalks are being cleared. Highway conditions improving – some slushy sections,
Three escape serious injury
Location: just north of Oliver Sign at Leighton Crescent. Two cars collide on slippery Hwy 97 with one pushed off the roadway into a thicket. Time: 5 am Saturday. Three persons treated at the scene. Assistance provided by crews from Oliver Fire Department and EMS. On arrival RCMP took command of the scene. Police and […]
by Bernard Bedard
Captured this on a hike in Arizona!
Down the aisle
On the Sunnyside
Was It An Empty Christmas? Empty is not a word normally associated with Christmas. We don’t want to even think of emptiness. We want piles of gifts under the tree, a house full of family and friends, full stockings and full stomachs. We want to be full of joy and good cheer. Tragically, some […]
Farm workers who hand-harvest crops get rate increase
The minimum wage for farm workers paid by piece rate will increase by 11.5% on Jan. 1, 2019, making life more affordable for workers who hand-harvest certain crops in B.C. This increase is the same rate of increase made to the general minimum wage in June 2018. The last increase to the agricultural piece rates […]
by Torrey Allen
Roadside – highway 16 near Terrace – May 7, 2018