On May 14, 2012 Oliver RCMP received a report of an erratic/possibly impaired driver driving southbound on Hwy 97 near Tuc-El-Nuit Drive. The complainant stated a grey Ford pickup was swerving on the road, almost hitting curbs when approaching Oliver. Police patrols resulted in contact with the driver who was not impaired but was suffering […]

Thank you to volunteer coaches, Keith Gideon and Adrian Zandvliet, for coaching the SOSS girls’ soccer team. It was a short season with the girls playing Summerland, Princess Margaret (Penticton), Osoyoos and Keremeos. They played hard and finished each game consistently and graciously in second place. The players in grades 9 to11 wish the best […]

2012 Merritt Mountain Music Festival says the popular country  music event is cancelled . “Although ticket sales had shown the promise of a solid attendance number  when going on sale back in October of 2011; sales slowed down considerably from  then on, and have not rebounded thereafter causing for the organizers to  re-think going ahead with […]