Editorialog

Aftermath #2 Since it is finally raining in the Okanagan this morning, I have taken a bit of time to reflect on the world around us. Just a few musings to add to my previous comments… I am still a big proponent of Free Trade and have not wavered from that conviction in recent days. […]

Reflecting on The Fire Our daughter surprised me this week by coming for an unexpected visit. She is always a delight to have around, especially because of her lack of opinion on anything (NOT). The good thing about this visit was the opportunity to try to help out a bit our various service industries that […]

Aftermath #1… Well, it finally happened. Our Prime Minister stood up and said: Enough is enough. Good for him; better late than never!! Of course, it brought down the wrath of His Lowness, but that was certainly to be expected. The real test will be going forward: Are Canadians up for the trials & tribulations […]

Hopefully these Greetings come with the last major fire news update… First the somewhat good news:• Just been to the coast and back – only real smoke is down in the Fraser Valley from the Boston Bar fires…moreover, other than Hwy#1 in the Fraser Canyon being closed, all major routes are open (travelled the Coq […]

eh? Wherefore the news today… Ever wonder why some people rant about fake news? Ever reflect on who reads what newspapers or who watched what news channels? I started thinking about this again, when I heard the news that Lloyd Robertson had passed away. I met Lloyd at least once. The time I remember I […]

Good day… First the somewhat good news:• While the rains have not come in goodly amounts, there has been some on the western front – we will see if this continues this weekend…• Smoke is lessening – some dragon-boat teams practices yesterday, although the Golden Dragons (the seniors’ group) cancelled this morning due to an […]

After the collapse of our Bridge Gordie Howe must be rolling in his grave. The guy that patented the elbows up concept must be crying to see the willingness of Canada to give up without even trying to go into the corner. There were so many options available, including leaving the bridge closed for a […]

Good day… First the somewhat good news:• There is a prediction from Global News (early edition) that we should get some rain showers this afternoon – this will not be a game-changer but it could dampen land around places on Alert and so help delay any future fire expansion; but mostly in the areas of […]

Good morning, or at least morning… First the somewhat good news:• Last night I came back from a weekend in Vancouver (including a BC Lions win, a Bard on the Beach Macbeth & a church service featuring my late friend Owen’s daughter) and came via the Hope-Princeton Highway.• While there were some fires burning in […]