What do you get when you take some furry four-legged animals, add some games, costumes, crafts,some green space to play and some water to splash around in?  You get a new exciting dog-friendly event at the Oliver Community Park called “Bark in the Park”!   “Bark in the Park” is Oliver’s newest summer […]

A two vehicle accident south of Oliver has sent drivers to the hospital and authorities have diverted traffic around the crash scene. Police say a pickup truck entered the highway to turn and hit an on coming motorcycle. Cpl. Mike Field, at the scene, says injuries were not life threatening. Tow trucks were being ordered to […]

photo supplied by John Hood (Side note quess the number of ex teachers who send me pictures – a great contribution from them all – thanks)

Fortis Electrical worked for many hours last night to put in a new high pole to restore power to the Rockcliffe Area of Oliver. A car had hit a pole causing a major outage for 8 hours with hundreds of people affected. Residents near the replaced pole say they got power at about 2am. Fortis […]

First I heard the fire alarm and then sirens – there was smoke in the sky over the Rockcliffe neighbourhood. When I arrived it appeared that an electrical arc had started a grass fire below a pole and spread to a hedge. No damage to the nearby home but lots of smoke. But what started […]

Kingsmen Construction is building a house across from the curling rink at the corner of 77th. There is a double garage on the property that has to be removed. Rather than break it up and take it to the landfill, we will give it away for a $50 donation to the Brittany Michaud Fund. The […]