71 year-old Almay Cumberland was killed while crossing Highway 97 in Okanagan Falls in September of 2011. A new review from the BC Coroners Service shows risks to pedestrians and other vulnerable road users remain high on B.C.’s roads even as risks to occupants of motor vehicles continue to decline. The BC Coroners’ data shows that […]
Archives for November 2014
Flames shoot through roof – one resident to hospital
Sherri Adams writes All is good most of us have been let back in just in the last 1/2 hour. Only 4 units are not allowed back in because of water damage Penticton firemen put out a fire in one 4th floor apartment suite at a complex at 803 Fairview. Across street from the Library/Museum. […]
An evening with Oliver Fire Rescue
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Packed house for OTA video and annual review
Oliver Tourism Association (OTA) invited the community, its members and many volunteers to join them in a Brag and Beef session at the Visitors Centre. The meet reviewed work on a new strategic plan, a new mission statement and the premiere of a new 2 minutes video to promote the area prepared by Lionel Trudel. […]
Thank you Ross Jewel
Long time volunteer with the Special Olympics Curling Team, Ross Jewel, gives the victory salute at his final coaching day on Wednesday. Ross is in the centre of the back row, with the black hat. He is surrounded by other coaches and the Olympians themselves, who are all giving a cheer because it also happened […]
Winter canal tour – in and out of the ground
Oliver agricultural water system starts as a diversion from a river at McIntrye Bluff and goes above ground in a ditch for many miles – with frequent dips to large underground pipes. Most of those dips constructed in recent memory for a system that was first totally designed for gravity to push the water through. […]
Oliver tops the polls when it comes to scout popcorn
Scout Popcorn is being picked up from Kelowna today (November 20th). It will be transported to Oliver and then sorted overnight. Kids/Parents will be able to pick up their orders starting tomorrow. And, individual deliveries will start to take place from that point onwards depending on ability to contact clients. If any one has not yet […]