You can make a difference with Fair Trade products
Comfort Kumeah is a cocoa farmer in Mim, Ghana. She is also a mother of five, a kindergarten teacher with 128 students in her...
Mayor David Raven: Council concerned about HST’s impact on local citizens
By David F. Rooney The HST may be "cost-neutral" to the City's government but Council is very concerned about its impact on small business and...
New program teaches you how to stretch your food dollar further
Stretching your family’s food budget is not always an easy thing to do, but there are ways to do it and a new program...
Public asked to vote on a name for the ORL Mascot
The Okanagan Regional Library received over 1,100 unique entries in its Name the Marmot Contest from throughout the ORL region covering Golden to Osoyoos....
Housing Society needs fresh ideas as its rental project gets underway. Do you have...
By David F. Rooney As far as Mark McKee, the Community Housing Society's new chairman, is concerned "there's no such thing as a bad idea"...
Savage Delights in Zihuatanejo
ZIHUATANEJO, Mexico — The surf of Playa La Ropa is twelve feet from the table as we sit down on...
A taste of Mexico
RECIPES Tamarindo Tea 5 quarts water 1 lb tamarind 4 quarts ice cubes 3 cups sugar juice of 3 large limes Boil the tamarinds for ½ hour in 2 quarts water....
Got (extra) shoes? Most people in Swaziland don’t – and desperately need them
By Karen McColl Although it’s not unusual for people travelling in poverty stricken countries to be affected by what they see, it is less common...
Nichol Road fire caused by fireworks
A bush fire on the bank behind a residence in the 1000 block of Nichol Road on Saturday evening was likely caused by the...
Is the HST a “done deal?” Not a chance, says Vander Zalm
Ignoring a tsunami of public protest and rising numbers of signatures on Bill Vander Zalm’s Citizen’s Initiative Petition, the BC Liberals have rammed through...