The BC government today announced 47 projects funded by the Towns for Tomorrow program with a total outlay of $17.2 million dollars. The Town of Oliver will get 400 thousand dollars to complete a chlorination contact project at the 342nd Avenue domestic well and other work at the Tuc-el-nuit water wells. Mayor Pat Hampson says […]
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A minor dip in the road
Town Council Monday approved a tender for roadwork south of Oliver on Highway 97 near Deadman’s Lake. The work to repair dips in the highway that could have been caused by a water leak near the highway in the last six months. Ministry of Highways was insistent that the roadwork get done prior to July […]
Osoyoos high water
No homes sited with sandbags but water still high south of Osoyoos and at Willowbeach.
Date moved
Can you announce that the Spirit of Oliver Awards luncheon has been moved to Sunday July 10 because of delays in receiving nominations. Pat Hampson, Mayor, Town of Oliver 250-485-6219
Saturday August 20 – noon to midnight
The last Festival of the Tomato was in the summer of 2007. After many years of hard work, the volunteers and organizers needed a much deserved break. Enter Milan Starcic. Milan and his lovely little family moved back to Oliver from Cortes Island a year and a half ago. Milan was the founder and sole […]
Mail delayed – labour dispute affects Oliver
According to the workers in Oliver – they are operating on minimum staffing – 2 people who have been told they are part-time. All the rest of the full time, those staff on holidays or sick time will not be paid. Rural sorting seems intact but there are not enough inside postal workers to sort the […]
Best news this week
A demolition permit has been issued to the owners of the Cooper Building on Main Street, Oliver. Grant Beauclair Construction has a few days to remove windows, any useful material and one morning in the near future – the whole structure will be brought down and removed. This will make way for a larger lot being […]
Indian Band members to vote on prison
The BC Government wants an indication from the people located on the Osoyoos Indian Band Reserve – as to what they think about a prison being situated on their land. That vote is Thursday, June 16th. The $220 million project could create up to 200 new full-time jobs in the area. The province plans to select a proposed site […]