Last weekend the Oliver Fire Department had a rescue weekend and brought in KGC Rescue from Vancouver Island to instruct us on Swiftwater Rescue Awareness, Low Angle Rope Rescue and Auto Extrication. The attached picture is from the Swiftwater Rescue portion of the weekend, I believe the Oliver Daily News managed to get a few […]

Not sure where to send pics of damage to Oliver Mini Mall. I thought this was a good place to start. Many mornings over the past 5 years when we arrive at the Bakery in the early am, we are forced to upright all the sandwich boards, repair ripped out flowers and sweep up dirt […]

In a media release this morning Town of Oliver Director of Operations Shawn Goodsell says crews are taking preventative action to assist with possible flooding in the Oliver Community Park area adjacent to Wolfcub Creek. Map shows where action taken in last 24 hours. “We had some breach of the banks in a couple areas with Wolf […]

Here are some pictures from this morning near the Community Centre – showing sandbagging and the rising Wolfcub Creek flowing into a bloated Okanagan River. Cool temperatures in the hills are preventing a massive amount of water coming down the creeks to the valley bottom. The potential of some flooding is real. If Wolfcub Creek […]

Pictured above – left to right: Alex Cutt, Jasmeen Brar, Brita Park, Ranjit Brar (mom), Ashreet Brar, Sharleen Brar South Okanagan Immigrant and Community Services offers assistance to parents with homework after school. Volunteers are needed for this important program so contact Alex at 250.498-4900 When: Homework club is offered 3 days per week Monday, […]