Photo Gallery - More water babies - Debbie

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Media event re: Infrastructure Announcement.

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Infrastructure Announcement for North Okanagan

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Morning Star News clips - One Richard gripes, the other Richard responds.

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Coldstream Council Meeting - July 29, 2013.

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Does Anthony Weiner have the biggest wiener?

Click on image!

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Photo gallery - It's baby time so let's start with the loons since they are my favorites. - Debbie

 

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Selected Newsclip, Morning Star.

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Boil Water advisory - appears to have been recinded.

It appears that the boil water advisory has been rescinded. While I could not verify on GVW website, road side signs declare that the advisory is rescinded. Hurray!

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Boil water advisory!

Friday, July 19, 2013

Boil Water Notice

Written by Glen Morrison 107.5 KISSFM Friday, 19 July 2013 03:14 
All Greater Vernon water users served by the Kalamalka  Lake system are now on a precautionary 24 hour boil water notice.
 This after a power outage caused an automated valve to malfunction allowing untreated water into the system. The utility is flushing and will advise when it's safe to lift the notice.


What does Boil Water Notice mean?
This means that all customers should exercise caution when using the water for consumption purposes the following should be boiled for one minute:

What should customers do?
Customers, water intended for the following uses, should be boiled for one minute:
• drinking
• washing fruits and vegetables
• making beverages or ice
• brushing teeth
Staff continually monitors water quality and will notify customers if any further changes occur.
For further information, please call 250-550-3700 or check our website at www.rdno.ca for updates.

Posted by Don Quixote at 7/19/2013 No comments: 

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RDNO Directors Meeting Agenda - July 17, 2013

Click on Board of Directors Meeting "Agenda".

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Special Coldstream Council Meeting - July 15, 2013

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From Coldstream to cold sea! Retiring CAO "RELAXING"!

Our CAO must have had a tough job if he considers these activities "relaxing".

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Ellison Park Fire Contained

Written by Peter McIntyre Sunday, 14 July 2013 19:02

Update: 8:32pm

A wildfire at Ellison Park south of Vernon has been contained and all residents and campers at the campground are allowed to return.

Okanagan Landing Road has been reopened at Paddlewheel Park.

It had been shut down to keep vehicle traffic out of the fire zone.

Courtenay Pitcher from the City of Vernon says the rain in the area played a big part in dampening the blaze which reached two hectares.

No word on the damage.

250 people at the campground had to be evacuated and residents at the Outback Resort were on evacuation alert. The evacuated campers were asked to report to Marshall Field or the Rec Centre to make sure everyone was accounted for.

Kayla Pepper from the BC Forest Service says the cause is under investigation, but they suspect it was human caused because there hasn't been any lightning in the area.

It took several hours for the 30 members of Vernon Fire Rescue and 23 firefighters from the Forest Service to get containment on the blaze which started in the campground area Sunday afternoon.

Two air tankers with help from two helicopters were able to spread retardant around the fire area to help contain it.

The provincial park is located south of Vernon on Okanagan Lake.

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Photo gallery - Eurasian Collared Doves - Debbie.

We have a pair of Eurasian Collared Doves visiting us and hanging out with their relatives the Mourning Doves.  This is the first and only time I have ever seen them in the Okanagan.  There has been a sighting on the west coast and one as far north as Alaska.  They seem to be coming up from California. Note: compare the two doves in pictures 3, 4 and 5 to observe the differences.

 

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Don't move a mussel - Protect our lakes!

OBWB and its OkWaterWise program has launched a new campaign this summer – DontMoveAMussel.ca – aimed at informing the public about the threat of invasive zebra and quagga mussels to our waters.

For further information click on the beach scene and follow the headings on top.

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Crime Prevention information - July 8, 2013

 

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GVAC meeting - July 4, 2013

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Arizona wildfire near Yarnell kills 19 firefighters

At least 19 US firefighters have been killed battling a wildfire in central Arizona, local officials say.

They died while fighting the blaze threatening the town of Yarnell, about 80 miles (130km) north-west of Phoenix.

The fire was started by lightning on Friday and has spread rapidly to 2,000 acres (800 ha) amid high heat, low humidity and strong winds.

Arizona and other parts of the western US - including California - had near-record temperatures over the weekend.

It is the highest death toll for firefighters in a single incident since 9/11. more

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Coldstraem Council Meeting - June 24, 2013

Click on image, wait for download. It takes a few seconds.

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Readers write - Only in China.

This will make you laugh, have a good day. This is a gem!

Cheers

A friend went to Beijing recently and was given this brochure by the hotel. It is precious. She is keeping it and reading it whenever she feels depressed. Obviously, it has been translated directly, word for word from Mandarin to English……….

"Getting There:
Our representative will make you wait at the airport. The bus to the hotel runs along the lake shore. Soon you will feel pleasure in passing water. You will know that you are getting near the hotel, because you will go round the bend. The manager will await you in the entrance hall. He always tries to have intercourse with all new guests.

The hotel:
This is a family hotel, so children are very welcome. We of course are always pleased to accept adultery. Highly skilled nurses are available in the evenings to put down your children. Guests are invited to conjugate in the bar and expose themselves to others. But please note that ladies are not allowed to have babies in the bar. We organize social games, so no guest is ever left alone to play with them self.

The Restaurant:
Our menus have been carefully chosen to be ordinary and unexciting. At dinner, our quartet will circulate from table to table, and fiddle with you.

Your Room:
Every room has excellent facilities for your private parts. In winter, every room is on heat. Each room has a balcony offering views of outstanding obscenity! . You wi ll not be disturbed by traffic noise, since the road between the hotel and the lake is used only by pederasts.

Bed
Your bed has been made in accordance with local tradition. If you have any other ideas please ring for the chambermaid. Please take advantage of her. She will be very pleased to squash your shirts, blouses and underwear. If asked, she will also squeeze your trousers.

Above all:

When you leave us at the end of your holiday, you will have no hope. You will struggle to forget it."

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U.S. Seemingly Unaware of Irony in Accusing Snowden of Spying - The Borowitz Report.

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—The United States government charged former intelligence analyst Edward Snowden with spying on Friday, apparently unaware that in doing so it had created a situation dripping with irony.

At a press conference to discuss the accusations, an N.S.A. spokesman surprised observers by announcing the spying charges against Mr. Snowden with a totally straight face.
“These charges send a clear message,” the spokesman said. “In the United States, you can’t spy on people.”

Seemingly not kidding, the spokesman went on to discuss another charge against Mr. Snowden—the theft of government documents: “The American people have the right to assume that their private documents will remain private and won’t be collected by someone in the government for his own purposes.”

“Only by bringing Mr. Snowden to justice can we safeguard the most precious of American rights: privacy,” added the spokesman, apparently serious.

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Public safety information releases

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Important notice to water customers!

 

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Water interruption advisory - June 20, 2013.

 

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For your enjoyment!

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