Granfondo Axel Merckx will take its second trip through Oliver in as many years. This European style cycling event, one of only two North American stops on the UCI cycling tour, will see approximately 2500 athletes wind their way through the sunny South Okanagan on the 160km course. 6 Aide Stations will be set up […]
Archives for July 2012
Two doves a playin’ by Cliff Meeds
Gran Fondo races through east side of Oliver Sunday
2 dead in fiery crash in Vernon
Two people are dead after a plane crashed near Vernon airport Saturday afternoon. Police say the small twin-engine aircraft came down in a sports field adjacent to the airport shortly after takeoff. “It appears the airplane touched the ground, then cart-wheeled and then burst into flames on contact,” RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk said. “I’m told there was […]
Pitchin’ In
Pitchin’ In hosted by Chef Lynn Crawford, is coming to Oliver next week. The episode is about working on a farm and learning what it takes to grow cherries. She then goes out into the community to explore how people in the area love their cherries. In the second half of the episode, as a […]
SOSS chimney knocked down Saturday
Without much fanfare – and no ribbon cuttings – the large old chimney at SOSS is down and gone – to the cheers of a few. No longer a fixture on the Oliver skyline. Thanks to Russell Work for the photos
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Hunter and Aidan Here is the link to Road Hockey to Conquer cancer www.teamuptoconquercancer.ca Support Our Team Hi Friends, Thank you for taking the time to read about our event in Vancouver. Everyone on our team is excited for Game Day and has been training very hard to play from Dawn-to-Dusk on October 13th, 2012! […]
Update
A cyclist was killed north of Oliver, Wednesday afternoon, after being struck by a vehicle. Witnesses at the scene describe a newer model, unregistered and uninsured, Chevrolet Impala driven by a 37-year-old Oliver man, heading south on Tucelnuit Drive when, for unknown reasons, it veered right, traveling along the paved shoulder and struck a south […]