Author: Osoyoos Times

Dharnpal “Paul” Sekhon is a young man of few words, but his face says it all.
“His face was fixed with a smile the whole time,” said Sally Lindley-Jones, who went with the 11-year-old Osoyoos resident to Disneyland on Dec. 10.
It was the Sunshine DreamLift to Disneyland day, and Lindley-Jones, from the Osoyoos Physiotherapy Clinic, and Sekhon, her young patient, were chosen to take part in the whirlwind trip.

Dharnpal “Paul” Sekhon is a young man of few words, but his face says it all.
“His face was fixed with a smile the whole time,” said Sally Lindley-Jones, who went with the 11-year-old Osoyoos resident to Disneyland on Dec. 10.
It was the Sunshine DreamLift to Disneyland day, and Lindley-Jones, from the Osoyoos Physiotherapy Clinic, and Sekhon, her young patient, were chosen to take part in the whirlwind trip.

“Mostly what’s working well is the support from family and good neighbours,” said Janis St. Louis. “The rest is quite fragmented, and people are not aware of what is available.”
St. Louis, an Osoyoos resident who was attending a public meeting on Dec. 10 about challenges facing senior citizens who are trying to remain in their homes, was offering up some of the answers thought up by her brainstorming workgroup.