Marty Foss and Jim Stewart – Branch 97 Legion help Elementary School students plant dutch tulip bulbs supplied to Oliver to commemorate the liberation of Holland by Canadians fighting in WW2.
Archives for October 2015
Mass on a heli-pad
It was such a beautiful day last Thanksgiving Monday, that Fr Neil Lustado decided to have daily mass on top of Wilson’s Mountain with 11 very energetic parishioners. They hiked up, gathered on the helipad and then gave thanks for the day and for the firefighters who had fought the fires this past summer. After […]
communal
sagebrushers (3)
Tough BC law constitutional
VICTORIA – Justice Minister Suzanne Anton issued the following statement in response to two Supreme Court of Canada decisions this morning related to B.C.’s immediate roadside prohibition (IRP) law: “Our government believes strongly in our immediate roadside prohibition law, and we know it saves lives – 260 since September 2010, in fact. “I’m pleased to […]
Backcountry safety – a priority November 1st
VICTORIA – Off-road vehicle registration and safety provisions are mandatory on Crown land effective Nov. 1, 2015, following passage of regulations in support of the Off-Road Vehicle Act. The new regulations will promote safe and responsible use of B.C.’s backcountry, and include provisions on number plate placement, rules for child operators and safety equipment requirements. Operating […]
Friday
Tulip garden at Veterans section at Oliver Cemetery is ready for planting Town of Oliver awarded a 70th Anniversary Dutch-Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden Friday October 16th at 1:30 pm Please come help us plant some tulips! Oliver is to receive 700 tulips being distributed across Canada to winning communities in celebration of the first gift […]
George Melville – his life has taken him to amazing places
Former Penticton residents George and Sylvia Melville have donated $1.5 million to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation’s fundraising campaign to supply medical equipment for the new Patient Care Tower at Penticton Regional Hospital. It is easy to see the natural progression that has George and Sylvia Melville feeling extremely proud and privileged to be […]