Life

On one of my trips to England I discovered roller-skating.

Coffee is not a food in the general sense, but it is served with food more often than any other condiment.

There are few sports that rid people of the winter time blues like skiing and snowboarding. Sunshine, fresh air and endorphins all mix together in a euphoric concoction of wintertime bliss. Such was the day the students at Vermilion Forks School had last week thanks to the staff, parents and chaperones who escorted the energetic bunch up to Apex Mountain to burn off some serious steam and have a ton of fun doing it.

It’s an age-old cycle: you need experience to get the job, but you need the job to get the experience. Now, thanks to the new $3-million Youth Skills BC (YSBC) Workplace Pilot Program, this gap will close for many B.C. youth, providing them with the opportunity to gain experience and new skills in the workplace and opening doors to rewarding careers and good wages.

I thought I would tell you a little story. A fish story.

1.Why do we need smart meters? The Smart Metering Program will make our electricity system safer, more reliable, it will improve customer service, reduce electricity theft, and it will create the foundation for a modernized electricity grid that can accommodate new technologies. It’s also important to note that existing electro-mechanical meters are nearly obsolete and will not be manufactured much longer.

The Princeton Arts Council and the Upper Similkameen Indian Band are proud to announce The Upper Similkameen Spirit Festival’s Celebration of First Nations and Mini Pow Wow on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at Riverside Centre in Princeton, BC. This full day family event runs 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

I was fascinated by dragonflies as a youth. They buzzed by on flashing wings, sometimes just missing my head in their erratic, darting flight. An older neighbor told us that if we were not careful they (he called them darning needle flies) would land on our heads and sew our eyelids shut. You can imagine we 10-12 year-olds were frightened by this prospect and we sure avoided them. This ridiculous myth is of course not true.

This year marks the 65th anniversary of The War Amps Key Tag Service. B.C. residents receiving their 2011 key tags starting this week will learn how their support of this valuable service allows the Association to continue its tradition of “amputees helping amputees.”