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Daybreak South | Mar 11, 2013 | 5:32

Looking for my father - the Okanagan connection

A letter arrived on Friday from the French city of Limousin written by Micheal Osborne, an Englishman, asking for help. Micheal is looking for his father, who spent a good deal of time in the Okanagan many decades ago.

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