Council supports legion tulip bid

The town of Oliver will support the local legion as it attempts to become one of 150 branches across the country to receive 700 tulips to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Holland.
Oliver Legion Sergeant at Arms Jim Stewart told council Monday that the branch stands a good chance of being one of the chosen communities because they got in early and it’s first-come-first-served.
The plan is to plant the tulips – 350 white and 350 red – in a proposed garden at the veterans’ plot at the Oliver cemetery. Stewart said he hopes to learn within a couple of weeks whether the branch is successful. The flowers would arrive in early September and be planted later that month.
Since the town owns the cemetery, council agreed to supply a letter of support for the project.

Apple Beach bylaw moves along

The Apple Beach RV Park on Tucelnuit Lake is a step closer to being allowed to expand its use beyond a campground. Town council Monday gave two readings to a bylaw amendment to change the campground’s designation so that it could build a hotel or motel or other tourist-oriented structure on the property.
Until the amendment is approved, Apple Beach is restricted to operating a campsite, the only designated tourism site in town facing such a restriction.

Roy Wood