An 84-year-old Oliver man was killed as a result of a single vehicle collision on the Okanagan Connector Tuesday night. The crash occurred about 7pm two kms east of Brenda Mines. Police say the vehicle went off road to the right. No word as to why the vehicle left the road. An accident reconstructionist is […]
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Don’t load your wheelchair on the ramp – just yet
Here’s a photo of the eastside wheelchair ramp completed yesterday afternoon. They haven’t done the other side yet but it didn’t take them long to do this side. The idea was brilliantly simple: dig a hole; stack two giant cement blocks in it; add section of bridging, one end resting on the blocks, the other […]
Are you the owner?
Anyone know who owns this abandoned boat in the Ox Bows facing Radio Tower south of Rd 22? Photo submitted by Neil Bousquet
Council briefs – reporter Roy Wood
Wasted water at Loose Bay A mechanical problem at the Loose Bay campground for itinerant farm workers has resulted in an apparent over-use of water provided free by the Town of Oliver. Chief Financial Officer David Svetlichny told council that the water used at Loose Bay could have resulted in about $4300 in revenue to […]
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Emile Gobeil: An Art Tribute
Emile was a prolific artist who was born in Oliver and lived in Victoria, with his partner Michael Woodman. He worked with both paint and hand-made felt to reveal the human form and display abstract images. He paid such great attention to detail in creating his art, that it was not uncommon for him […]
Fund raiser for SOSS band programme
The concert is a fundraiser for the SOSS band program and Schell Shock Entertainment is donating $1000 from the show to Lisa Ante, music teacher and her students.