1) We usually start with the weather but we’ll shake things up today, and start off with the ongoing squabbles within the Rutland Parl Socieity board of directors. A meeting is taking place tonight, open to board members only, to discuss a number of issues, ranging from the future of Centennial Hall to the society’s ongoing fiscal management issues. If you are a member of the society in good standing, the meeting starts at 6 p.m. at Centennial Hall.
2) Signs of sunshine are expected to be evident tomorrow with highs up to 12C and lows of 3C. In case you are wondering the current outlook for the trick-or-treaters on Halloween night this Monday is rain, so you might want to have an umbrella handy when escorting your kids around the neighbourhood.
3) Speaking of Halloween, check out our Friday edition of the Kelowna Capital News for a rundown on all the activities we know of that are taking place starting this weekend for families to participate in leading up to Monday. Lots of stuff going on and much of it is free.
4) On the Kelowna Rockets junior hockey front, nice little feather in the cap of forward Nick Merkley, named one Team WHL’s two alternate captains for the first two games of the CIBC Canada-Russia series, Nov. 7 in Prince George and Nov. 8 in Edmonton. Merkley was drafted in the first round, 30th overall, of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Arizona Coyotes, a high scoring forward making his way back from a serious knee injury suffered last season.
5) Lobbyists and fundraising seem to go hand in hand for elected governments these days, and the federal Liberals appear to possibly be falling into that trap as well. You need money to run a political party machine and lobby groups are only to happy to provide it. Canada’s lobbying commissioner Karen Shepherd says her investigators are looking into allegations that lobbyists have been involved in Liberal fundraisers featuring cabinet ministers. Shepherd says lobbyists participating in fundraising events could potentially create a conflict of interest for ministers by making them feel a “sense of obligation.”
Have a good evening!
