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Winning a national coaching award gave Vernon’s Michelle Webster cause for reflection. It was as if the longtime softball player and coach was stepping into the batter’s box for the final time of what had been a tremendous career. One foot in the box, the other outside. Taking a look around at her teammates, the […]

Proposals to alter or repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) are not going over well with First Nations leaders across B.C. Robert Phillips, political executive of the First Nations Summit, an organization tasked with facilitating treaty negotiations, said he was “surprised” to hear the talk of amendments after six years

B.C. and Washington legislators have reached an agreement to establish an interparliamentary group between the two governments. Signed in Vancouver Thursday (Jan. 8), the deal establishes a bilateral group meant to “promote dialogue between the two legislators, explore solutions to common challenges, address cross-border constituency matters, and engage in discussions about areas of mutual interest

A man from the Universal Ostrich Farm (UOF) protest camp facing assault and mischief charges needs a lawyer. Timothy Regan’s matter was heard at the Vernon Courthouse Thursday, Jan. 8, but adjourned to Jan. 22 to allow further time for him to retain counsel. He is not in custody. Regan, 60 of Ontario, is charged

Chris was born in 1929 in Malta, where her father was serving in the Royal Navy. Chris grew up in Sidcup, Kent, England, with periods in Inverness, Scotland, due to her home being damaged by bombing during the Second World War. In 1946, Chris joined the R.A.F. as a telephonist. Two years was enough, and