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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 […]

Innovation – don't you love it?

The Regional District has teamed up with the City of Penticton to promote water conservation in a sustainable and chemical free manner. The concept is not new but the South Okanagan program is the first of its kind in the Interior of BC. A total of 1,700 tonnes of compost has been given away to […]

Innovation – don’t you love it?

The Regional District has teamed up with the City of Penticton to promote water conservation in a sustainable and chemical free manner. The concept is not new but the South Okanagan program is the first of its kind in the Interior of BC. A total of 1,700 tonnes of compost has been given away to […]