Airport Management Town Council will ask the Province of BC for rights to develop one portion of the Oliver Airport for an airpark – housing for people with planes. If that is approved Council will engage an engineer to plan and cost the infrastructure needed for such development. A report to council indicated that […]
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Samosa Sale – Oliver Ambassadors
We have a fundraising samosa sale going on this week. AMBASSADOR PROGRAM SAMOSA SALE · Veggie flavor · Can be frozen · $10/doz., $1 Sauce (1/4 cup) Place orders by May 19th, orders received later in the week (pick-up or deliver). Order from: Caleb, Cheryce, or Kelsey – Oliver Ambassador Team or from Anastasia, Kaylee […]
20th Anniversary ~ Okanagan Gleaners Celebrate
Okanagan Gleaners was inspired by faith in 1994 when five couples from Oliver formed a non-profit society to help feed the world’s hungry with the excess abundance of the Okanagan Valley. The Gleaners collect excess fruit and vegetables from farmers that would otherwise be thrown away in land-fills. Volunteers at the Gleaners plant just outside […]
Origin of fire may never be known
A family was displaced after flames consumed a home at 6363 Main Street on April 21. Below a report from two agencies looking into what caused the fire. The residence completely destroyed and a commercial building housing offices of the MLA heavily damaged. “Our finding and evidence are property of the insurers and we are […]
Cheque for deposit
Local Hospital Auxiliary passes cheque in the amount of $2200 to the Desert Valley Hospice Society. These funds raised at a recent fashion show.
Horse chestnut tree in bloom – Rocky Lundy
An opportunity to get answers
BC government urged to establish provincial water board
A new B.C. water commission to streamline water use reporting and connect water licence rental fees with water management needs is being proposed by the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB). Such a commission would be self-funded and would also be able to provide grants for water projects with only slight increase in current water license […]






