Premier Christy Clark says school closures are not a result of a lack of funding. “They are the result of fewer students, fewer young people and so the answer to making sure that schools stay open, and that more schools are ultimately able to open, is to grow the economy,” said Clark. Clark says the […]

The B.C. government and the Town of Oliver are partnering on a $1-million repair project to an irrigation system so area fruit, vegetable and crop growers can continue to be an economic driver in the region. The project will repair a section of pipe near Gallagher Lake that was damaged by a January rock slide […]

RCMP would only say: Single vehicle with trailer went off road right into orchard, non life threatening injuries sustained by two occupants of vehicle, cause of accident under investigation. Location: Near Rd 15 – Red truck hauling camper veers to the right into an orchard.

Surprise visit to Oliver by Premier Christy Clark. The premier bringing with her a cheque in the amount of $525 thousand to help with the cost of repairs on the Gallagher Lake syphon damaged by a rock fall in January. Mayor Ron Hovanes says the Town had budgeted $475 thousand dollars so there is a […]

The man affectionately known as the Mayor of Rutland has died. Ben Wah Lee died at home, in his sleep, Sunday night. He had been battling cancer. He was 86. Lee was a teacher in the Kelowna area for 34 years. Born in Armstrong. Lee entered politics in 1973, when he was elected to his first […]