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One A Brighter Note by Lori Welbourne – A second chance at life

My father had three kinds of cancer last year: basal cell carcinoma caused by sunburns as a kid, a low grade leukemia that needs...
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Head over heels – latest column and cartoon from On a Brighter Note

On Saturday night my friend and I attended an event at the Delta Grand Okanagan Hotel honouring the former mayor of Kelowna, Walter Gray,...
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On A Brighter Note by Lori Welbounre – Without A Trace

Anyone who reads my column every week is aware that our dog Charlie went missing a month ago. What people might not...
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On A Brighter Note by Lori Welbourne – It was news to me

Last week a young woman living in Scotland posted a picture online of a two-tone dress the mother of her engaged friend was...
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On A Brighter Note by Lori Welbourne – Out of the mouths of dogs

As I type this week’s column I have four precious pups sleeping at my feet. Two are my 30-pound Cockapoos, Lola and...
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On A Brighter Note by Lori Welbourne – UP TO SNOW GOOD

On January 5, 2015 my children received something I always wanted as a kid but never got: a snow day. “Wouldn’t it be cool if school...
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On A Brighter Note by Lori Welbourne: More than a betrayal

Imagine being in a loving, committed long-distance relationship and your fiancé requests nude pictures. You send some because you trust him implicitly, he’s...
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On A Brighter Note by Lori Welbourne – Does bingeing have to be bad?

Last winter I convinced my husband to watch the premiere episode of a popular drama about an aristocratic family and their servants in...
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On A Brighter Note – A reminder to drive safe by Lori Welbourne

I was pulled over for suspected drunk driving last Friday night. Luckily I wasn’t drunk.  I had just exited off...
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One A Brighter Note – The proof is in the picture by Lori Welbourne

When you live alone and walk out the doors of your freshly cleaned house, chances are it’s going to look exactly the same...