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February 10, 2016
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Lake Country hosts Indoor Children’s Festival Feb. 27. ...............................
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Bitc in ACCEPTED HERE
Search and Rescue organizations throughout the province need finances to support critical work done by volunteers. ...............................
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BCFGA re-elects Fred Steele president of the fruit grower’s organization. ...............................
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Flyers ■ Beachcomber ■ Coopers ■ Jysk ■ Shoppers Drug Mart ■ Smartsource ■ Sobey’s ■ Staples
Bitcoin. Virtual currency. Disruptive innovations. Big banks. Consumer and government debt. Inflation. As citizens and governments around the world continue to go further into debt, questions arise about whether there is an alternative to the current banking system we have lived with all our lives. Proponents of a virtual currency called Bitcoin say
it has the power to change the banking system as we know it, cutting out the middle-man and allowing individuals and businesses to be their own bank, eliminating fees and limiting traditional debt. Could Bitcoin—or any other virtual currency— gather enough momentum to disrupt the banking system in the same way other technological developments have changed other industries? Or will the big
banks win the race to evolve and innovate? Lake Country Calendar reporter Kevin Parnell found there are a lot of questions but few answers. One thing is for sure, the race is on to give people more choice. Some observers say it’s only a matter of time before the financial system, as we know it, comes to a crashing end. See story A3.
How Sweet It Is
An intimate Valentine’s concert with Canadian Singer & Pianist
Rod Russell
Relive the romance of the Golden Age of popular music • the 40s, 50s , 60s & 70s
Saturday, February 13 • 7:30pm Creekside Theatre, Lake Country BC
Tickets $30 Seniors $27 (Includes all service charges) Call 250.766.9309 or in person from the Creekside Theatre Box Office or at the door
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