Oliver Grandmothers for Africa are presenting a “Spring Bling” sale of new and used jewellery and accessories on Saturday, April 12th from 9 am to 2 pm at the Oliver United Church.   All proceeds are donated to the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers’ Campaign to support African grandmothers raising children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. African grandmothers are […]

I thought I would share my experiences with the readers on the consequences of not being vaccinated for measles. I was four years old when I got measles and within four days, they had gone into my right ear canal and ruptured my eardrum.  I was rushed to the hospital where I spent one month […]

Supplied by Okanagan Archive Trust Society www.oldphotos.ca C.P.R.’s Incola Hotel, 100 Lakeshore Drive, Penticton, BC. Picture above from 1977 photographer unknown Opened August  19, 1912 Demolished March 31, 1981 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Aks4CN3HQ

The Importance of Estate Planning Most people know it’s important to plan their estate.  But it isn’t something that most of us look forward to.  And few of us have the expertise to deal with all the legal nuances and complex issues involved in the actual planning process. In the long run though, an estate […]

Like all public libraries in B.C., the Oliver Public Library is charged with the important task of providing equal access to information and information services for all British Columbians which is as important and crucial today as it was when B.C.’s first public library was established in 1891. Public libraries serve as a vital point […]