Lyonel Doherty This pandemic complacency in B.C. must stop. Now! Not after your private gathering. Not after your non-essential travel. But right now. The community outbreak in Kelowna, and the four cases in Oliver (cherry farm), could have been prevented ...
Lyonel Doherty I know it happens anyway, but for the City of Penticton to consider condoning open alcohol consumption where families swim and play is irresponsible, to say the least. What is even more flabbergasting is the fact the majority ...
By Lyonel Doherty The general manager of the BC Fruit Growers’ Association is strongly encouraging orchardists to plan ahead for the impacts associated with the COVID-19 crisis. Glen Lucas said growers should be planning for labour shortages, the additional costs ...
Lyonel Doherty As you have already figured out, it’s going to take some time before we curtail the spread of COVID-19. We may not win this war, but we will “flatten the curve” and stabilize the country to where ...
By Lyonel Doherty While B.C. is expected to have its own epidemic of COVID-19, there is a “glimmer of hope” that the curve may soon start to flatten out. That’s what Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said in today’s ...
The firing of a mall Santa in Penticton is a good lesson learned for social media buffs. Gary Haupt, who loves portraying old St. Nick at Christmas time, was given the boot last week when someone complained about pictures he ...
Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg is an instant hero to many of the world’s youth today. Even to many adults, after listening to the Swedish activist address the United Nations on climate change recently. It was truly inspiring. “I should be back ...
Can’t help but think that Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump were cut from the same greasy cloth. Did anyone really expect the prime minister to apologize after the ethics commissioner ruled that he violated the Conflict of Interest Act? Such an ...
EDIT: A strike notice was issued on Thursday morning, and the strike will begin on Tuesday, June 17. A total of 28,809 teachers voted yes in a province-wide vote conducted June 9-10. In all, 33,387 teachers cast ballots, with 86 ...
Fruit growers in B.C. have a number of strategies that their association shared with Peachland council last week. BC Fruit Growers Association president Fred Steele and general manager Glen Lucas gave council an update on what the group is focusing ...
If you want to be a “bum” in life, be a good one. That’s what my dad told me before I nervously left home to discover the world. I had no desire to be a bum, although my kids call ...
I went to 7-Eleven hoping to snap a photo of someone taking advantage of the store’s special promotion – fill any container of Slurpee for $1.49. (I phoned the head office for permission.) I was told by a staff member ...
Fwump! The punch to my back didn’t hurt, but I feigned suffering just to appease big Ray. He was after me for a week in school after I spit an eraser at him (through a hollow pen). The pellet-sized eraser ...
