Both the communities of Oliver and Osoyoos have been the leaders in blue bag recycling and solid waste management. The amount of garbage has been reduced a great deal and the amount of recycled material is way up – producing revenue for the contractor. The result longer life at the dump. With yard waste – […]
Archives for July 2011
Joann Turner as Hildegard of Bingen
Yard waste pickup rant
School District may be hit with large water bill
From a school district report: 2011/12 Budget – Water Meter Costs (Town of Oliver water utility) The Town of Oliver implemented water meters at local schools in 2010. Charges to the district for water became effective January 1, 2011. From July 26th last year to June 15th of this year 24,424.20 cubic meters were used at Oliver Elementary […]
Transwest Helicopter building being erected
Bandai students to visit – can you help?
10 students are visiting Oliver from Bandai, Japan – August 4 to 7th. Billets are needed for 5 girls (13-14 years of age). Girls will be busy all day and housing for evening sleeps mostly. Call Linda Larson at 250-498-2016 for more infomation.
Todd Browne seeks exclusion from farm reserve
Next week the RDOS Area C – Area Planning Commission will view an application to the Agricultural Land Commission for the exclusion of Todd Browne’s used car business property south of Oliver. (Oliver Car and Truck Sales) The subject property is approximately 1.88 acre (0.76ha) in size and is located approximately 0.14 km south of Oliver. The […]
Avoid the lineups
Area to avoid today and tomorrow. Trenching work being done on Highway 97 from Mike’s Autobody to Island Road. Locals should avoid the area. V-Line is doing work on the highway.