Wally Smith arrived in Oliver with wife Kay and daughter Marion in tow during the Dirty Thirties. It was that calamity which drove Wally west to the Okanagan Valley. Upon examination of the available land, he purchased fifteen acres between Highway 97 and Park Rill. Those were the east, west, and north boundaries. The south […]
Archives for 2013
Garage sale, yard sale, hall sale – Saturday at the Legion
Branch 97 of the Oliver Legion will be holding its Annual Spring Flea Market and Bake Sale on Saturday, April 13 in the upstairs Legion Hall. Doors open at 8am. All donations of flea market items and bake table items are gratefully appreciated. Lunch of soup and sandwiches and coffee/tea will be available for a […]
New map – pick one up
Map of Oliver rural and in-town with all the features. Available at Visitors Info Centre. These are printed by the SO Chamber of Commerce and distributed via area businesses that pay for the advertising.
Snow? – don’t use the Okanagan Connector
Heavy Snowfall Highway 97C Both directions – Please be advised that heavy snowfall is expected over the Okanagan Connector (Highway 97C) from Pennask Summit (1728 m) to Junction with Highway 5A, at Aspen Grove later this afternoon. Please check DriveBC for the latest updates. Please consider alternate plans. Forecasted Snowfall is 15 cm. Updated Fri […]
Where?
Photo by Brian Fry. Another one of Brian’s great shots tomorrow along with many I took Friday on a further update on story about recent problems with water coming off the western hills.
Report from Parliament Hill
CHANGE – Cannot Come Soon Enough As we move towards the end of another session of Parliament I always like to reflect on the events of the past year. Locally my office has continued to assist constituents who run into difficulties with the federal government bureaucracy. We have been able to help people in obtaining […]
