By ROY WOOD Despite a staff recommendation to the contrary, Oliver council decided Monday to make the intersection of Fairview Road, Spartan Street and Similkameen Avenue a four-way stop. The idea is that having stop signs on all four points of the intersection would be a cost-efficient method of providing “traffic calming” along Fairway. […]

  Staff looking for a second bus stop Following a request from BC Transit, town staff will look for a good location for a second official Oliver stop on the Osoyoos to Penticton bus route. The only current official stop is at the hospital, although the bus usually makes an unofficial stop near the Chevron […]

Continued from last week. The train, also known as the Virgin or Cross Country train, left the Edinburgh station at exactly 9:30 am. Our car had room for 40 people but only 15 were aboard. At the front of the car was a group of men about the age of 25 years to 40 years. […]