A report on discussions and decisions at meetings or Oliver Town Council on September 9th. 1. Council has decided to spend up to $5000 to transport asphalt millings from the Ministry of Highways for use in back alleys and municipal utility roadways. 6 or 7 roadways will get the treatment in the coming year. 2. […]
Archives for 2013
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Who Are Those Drag Racers?
Mike Riplinger, of Oliver is one of the locals you will discover taking part in Wine Country Racing Association’s drag race on Sept 22, 2013. Photo credit: Shannon Robertson You’ve likely heard or read about the Wine Country Racing Association (WCRA) holding drag races a few times per year at the Osoyoos airport, known as Richter Pass […]
Carol Sheridan – new Parks and Recreation Manager
The Oliver Parks & Recreation Society is pleased to announce that Carol Sheridan has been hired as our new Parks & Rec Manager. She was the successful candidate after a recruitment process over the pass month. The process was initiated because our current manager, Bob Grant announced his retirement effective in October of this year. […]
$2500 raised
Cops for Kids – raised $2,500.00 on Saturday with donations from The Lions Club, Lioness Club, Oliver Elks Lodge, the Kiwanis Club and The Firehall Bistro and the BBQ. Congratulations and thank you to all involved. A special thank you to the three Oliver ambassadors who were there helping. Photograph from Joanne Bray
19 year old charged in Oliver
On September 8th, 2013, at approximately 00:23 Hrs., Oliver RCMP were notified of a suspicious occurrence at a residence located in the 600 block of Earle Crescent. The 59 year old female occupant contacted emergency services to report that some someone had sprayed an irritating substance inside her residence. Initial scene investigation resulted in the location of a canister […]
Osoyoos police report
On September 3rd, 2013, Police received a report that early that morning a thief had stolen items from his truck parked on the 7800 Block of Cottonwood Dr. One of the items stolen was a reloadable Tim Hortons card. The owner of the card determined that his card had been used at the Osoyoos Tim […]
Forum and advance poll
This week: Chamber of Commerce Political Forum for Candidates 7pm Oliver Community Hall Tuesday Advance Poll – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Oliver Community Hall Wednesday Election date is September 21.