The “World Comes Together in Oliver” on Friday July 13th & Saturday July 14th at Oliver Community Park. The 2nd Annual Oliver International Sunshine Festival (OISF) is back in 2012 as an exciting 2-day event with free admission being presented by the Oliver Parks & Recreation Society and the OISF Committee with a fantastic lineup […]
Archives for July 2012
Duck Race 5pm Friday – Parade starts 10:30 am Saturday – Carnival for three days
To bake a cherry pie
Pitchin’ In hosted by Chef Lynn Crawford is in town today with a network film crew. The episode is about working on a farm located on Sumac Street and learning what it takes to grow, pit and dry cherries. Crawford worked out of Medici’s on Fairview Rd. earlier today at lunch and plans to bake a cherry pie at a […]
Back in two weeks
A Oliver man accused of beating the mother of his child was in a Penticton court room today via video conference. Brian Douglas Louie, a 33-year-old Oliver resident, is charged with five criminal code counts steaming from a domestic violence incident in May at a residence on the Osoyoos Indian Reserve. Family and friends of both the […]
Eileen Redding submits her photographs to ODN
Photo by Capt Trevor Reid, Comox. Profile of Eileen Redding Sgt Redding enrolled in the Canadian Forces in August 1975. As an image technician she focused her lenses on some remarkable sights, people and operations throughout her career. After only four years in the trade, she had already been called upon to photograph the Queen, […]
Need a laundry line? Get one free
FortisBC will be on the grounds of Oliver Town Hall on Tuesday, July 17th from 11 – 3 to hand out clotheslines as part of the Laundry Lines campaign.
330pm upate
Helicopters and ground crews continue to work on east side of valley fire that appears to be out with no smoke in sight. Photo submitted by Leza Macdonald
Casting a shadow
How to Report a Wildfire If you see a wildfire, please report it to us at 1-800-663-5555 or call *5555 toll free on most cellular networks. Alternately, you can report a wildfire to 9-1-1. What You’ll Be Asked When reporting a wildfire, a B.C. Forest Service operator will ask you: •your phone number •the location […]