New riding – South Okanagan West Kootenay Present MP NDP – Alex Atamanenko – set to retire Nomination period for parties not known but obviously time to announce your intentions and working on a campaign team *** Conservative Party – Marshall Neufeld of Penticton versus former candidate Stephen Hill of Rossland. Both have indicated they want the […]
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Apex fire
Twelve people were evacuated from a chairlift at Apex Mountain Resort around noon today as a result of a fire at the top of the Triple Chair. It will be closed for the rest of the season. There were no injuries and everyone skied the rest of the day. According to reports, the fire broke out in […]
Fire fighters thanked
Time: 6:30pm Monday Location: 8000 block River Rd – west side Grass fire placed under control quickly. More smoke than fire – some potential for outbuildings being affected. I would like to say a huge “Thank You” to our volunteer Fire Fighters. Yes grass fires can spread really fast… I did have a fire break so there […]
Lose a bike?
Under the 2007 built foot bridge north of CPR Station Make the picture larger – press it – contributed by MD
Oliver police report
On March 24, 2014 the Oliver Detachment received the following report from an Oliver resident: For the past two years the complainant has been contacted and harassed by a person representing themselves as a representative for Microsoft. The complainant that she felt the contact was a scam, and reportedly advised the caller of the same. […]
Award for financial reporting
The Canadian Award for Financial Reporting has been awarded to: Town of Oliver, British Columbia by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its annual financial report. The Canadian Award for Financial Report program was established to encourage municipal governments throughout Canada to publish high quality financial reports and […]
Rest in peace
On March 26, 2014, our Lord called our Dad and Opa , Gerard Zandee, home into his loving arms and to be re-united with Corrie. He passed away at 8:25 pm surrounded by family and friends after courageously fighting kidney failure for over 7 years. He will be lovingly remembered by his family including his […]