Traditonal music and a boat tied to the bridge

It seems that the skies are very busy these past week. Every hour or two— two copters pass each other, one with a full orange bucket of water and the other on it’s way to the source for a fill-up. Kin… more

Similkameen Spotlight

Opinion

G’Day Folks. Here we are, in the middle of summer and it is cool. Thunder cracks and lightning strikes, forest fires start and are quickly put out by the swift action of our provincial fire crews. Clo… more

Similkameen Spotlight

Opinion

G’Day Folks, well we had another scorcher of a week regarding the weather, and now it will cool down and get a little wet. That’s good for the forests as we had a major lightning storm pass through … more

Similkameen Spotlight

Princeton — the proudest town in the west!

The weekend was busy, delightful and a positive sign that those in the community are once again (as always) rallying ‘ro… more

Similkameen Spotlight

Landowners urged to protect their pine trees on their property

The end of the war on the Mountain Pine Beetle may be in sight, but city residents need to prepare for one more big batt… more