OLIVER – Increasingly busy rural roads that lead to some of B.C.’s best wineries are getting an $800,000 asphalt resurfacing, meaning smoother, safer rides, and easier access for everyone from locals to tourists to transport truck drivers. Why this matters: · Timely resurfacing increases safety by reducing cracks and potholes while extending the life of […]
Archives for September 2011
A bag at the door
Volunteers from various community groups hope to collect enough food to replenish the Oliver Food Bank with non-perishable food items. Donation bags have been distributed to various homes in Oliver. Simply fill it generously with non-perishable items (like canned meat/fish, canned fruit/vegetables, peanut butter, baby formula/baby food, rice, whole wheat pasta and sauce) and leave […]
Firemen get standing ovation Thursday
275 people packed into a small gymnasium in Oliver Thursday night to hear operational plans for 489 students without a complete high school to attend. Older parts of Southern Okanagan Secondary School burned to the ground Monday and portables will be used until newer sections of the 29 million dollar project can be brought on line […]
Next week
Tonight's meeting
Community Meeting On resumption of classes for SOSS students Thursday, September 15th (tonight) at the Tuc-el-Nuit Elementary School Gymnasium – 6:30 p.m. Please contact the School Board Office at 250-498-3481 ext. 115 if you have questions regarding this meeting.
Tonight’s meeting
Community Meeting On resumption of classes for SOSS students Thursday, September 15th (tonight) at the Tuc-el-Nuit Elementary School Gymnasium – 6:30 p.m. Please contact the School Board Office at 250-498-3481 ext. 115 if you have questions regarding this meeting.
Confused about street naming?
Town of Oliver Manager Tom Szalay says letters will go out at the end of this month to notify only property owners of new civic addresses – not tenants. Letters to tenants are not possible as the Town has no record of tenants or anyone renting a property/home. Tenants reading this should contact their landlord […]
A view from the sky
This photo contributed by a grad of SOSS now living down east. Published with her permission but she does not know who the photographer is. This is an aerial shot from a plane most likely circa 1981. Note ditch has not been covered yet – student parking is all gravel and much of the south […]