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Archives for June 2015
Looking north to Skaha
Photo John Chapman
Guided Historical Walking Tours are once again off and running!
This summer, the Oliver and District Heritage Society will be hosting Guided Historical Walking tours of downtown Oliver. With a revised tour route and new additions along the way, these tours are a great time for the whole family, tourists and local alike. Learn about the enormous water project that that created the town, […]
Letter to the editor
Re: GMO Worldwide March on Monsanto and Smart Meters The concern I have for GMO foods is exactly the same as EMF’s from Smart Meters. It’s about CONTROL. You notice that BC Hydro and FortisBC can’t resist comparing their smart meters to our personal electronic devices. There are many things I can do to reduce […]
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Roy Wood reports on Oliver Council
New life for old project In what Mayor Ron Hovanes described as “an historic moment,” town council Monday approved yet another permit for the troubled Las Gallerias development at the west foot of McKinney Road. The stark, empty, four-storey concrete structure sits behind barbed wire a few yards from the east bank of the Okanagan […]
Age-friendly fitness facility coming
Plans for a senior-friendly outdoor fitness facility at Lions Park will be unveiled at an open house later this month. Carol Sheridan of the Oliver Parks and Recreation Society told council Monday that the Kiwanis Age-Friendly Outdoor Fitness Park will likely open in September, thanks in part to a $15,000 grant from Oliver Kiwanis. The […]