November 2nd, 3rd and 4th – Grand Opening! “Here is what will be happening next weekend…. Coffee and doughnuts all 3 days BBQ (the grill itself will be a prize too) with raffle proceeds to the Oliver Boys and Girls club on Saturday. Friday Nov 2nd is also the start of ‘round up your bill’ with […]
Archives for 2012
The coast is clear! – photo by Barney Bedard
Good citizen recuperating
There have been many letters lately about the loss of bed space in our Oliver Hospital. The inconvenience of the doubling up of beds in a small room, the lack of chairs for visitors and adequate room for the nurses to maneuver their equipment into the rooms for treating their patients are all concerns that […]
Poppy day – today
“If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow” Poppies blossom on the lapels and collars of over half of Canada’s entire population at this time of year. Since 1921, the Poppy has stood as a symbol of Remembrance, our visual pledge to never forget all those Canadians who […]
Have your say November 6th
Okanagan residents are encouraged to come and share their views on two Wildlife Management Area proposals for their region at two open houses in early November. The first proposal would add several parcels of land to the existing South Okanagan Wildlife Management Area near the communities of Oliver and Osoyoos. The proposed additions will conserve […]
Will this be a good season for the gas company?
A walk in Wayne’s world
Photos by Wayne Jones
Guns fired? – flares shot? Not a lot of answers
Earlier this week we were asking ‘where is Cactus Creek?” The sign above seems to indicate – this is it. Cactus Creek Campsite was started up this year by Dale George and Victoria “Dee” Lyle who live in a home about 10 km south on Nk’Mip Rd from the turnoff on Black Sage. It’s a […]