Input Wanted for Oliver Park Improvements As part of the Oliver Parks and Recreation Society’s 2015-2018 strategic plan, a multi-year Park Improvement Plan is being developed for the 4 parks that the organization manages: Rotary Park & Beach, Community Park, Kinsmen Playground & Splash Park and Lion’s Park. The first stage of the development of […]

Kyle Fossett – successful candidate for the new Recreation Assistant Position starting in late March. Jenny Anderson returns from maternity leave on March 2nd. Programs: 70 participants in week 5 of 12 – Lose it for Life (5th annual) New day camps planned for this summer : Mini Chef, Beading and Sewing as well as […]

Oliver Youth Cares recently presented the Highway to Healing Support Society with a monetary contribution just shy of five hundred dollars. This money was raised through canteens and concessions at various high school sporting events. Youth Cares chose to raise funds for H2H as they collectively felt that it is so important to help families […]

Prince George is stepping onto the national spotlight with the Canada Winter Games descending on the city this week. Thousands of athletes and their coaches competing in 19 sports, ranging from alpine skiing and badminton to ringette and wheelchair basketball, have come to the northern city to compete in the games, which run from Feb. […]

Mayor Ron Hovanes & wife Tara were happy to attend the 50 + Anniversary Tea held on Sunday,Feb.8th at the Oliver Senior Center. Rick & Mary Ricard from Penticton were pronounced King & Queen for 2015.The Ricards were married on June 24th,1950….64 years. Fifty married couples who attended this afternoon tea were served strawberry shortcake. […]

Artists Jenny Long and Shannon Ford, with Shane Koyczan Spoken Word Poet, at Art Battle in Penticton. 12 painters completed works in 20 minutes to compete for the win. Jenny Long won the first round. Photos submitted by Leza Macdonald