By ROY WOOD In a narrow three-to-two decision, Oliver council moved into the world of modern waste collection Monday, approving a staff recommendation to adopt an automated-cart system starting next summer. In July 2018, homeowners will be provided with three wheeled containers for their refuse: one for garbage; one for recycling; and one for […]

L&L Eastside Corner   Come join us for 24 flavours of ice cream – slushies, floats, espressos – hot or cold, smoothies, milk shakes, coffee, candy and so much more   Located at 6496 Park Drive  – open 10 am to 7 pm Starting Sunday July 2nd to September 30th We will be open 9am […]

Corinne Janow – Community Connections (Oliver) South Okanagan Immigrant & Community Services (SOICS) is moving. The organisation has chosen a new space at Fairview Road that will better suit their day-to-day support in Oliver. The new space is equipped with four individual offices that allow for one-on-one and family meetings or small group training sessions. […]

Picture thanks to Brock Jackson

2017-9524 Drowning in Penticton On June 28th at 3:18 pm, Penticton RCMP, BC Ambulance and Penticton Fire Department were called to assist a male in distress in the Okanagan River Channel at the Green Mountain Road bridge.  Five men were floating the channel with their rafts tied together and went to either side of the […]

Cawston (K50434) Last updated: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 8:29 PM Discovered: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 Size: 160.0 hectares Status: Active • 0% contained An uninhabited outbuilding has been destroyed by the fire. Interface: This is not an interface fire. More information Smoke is visible from the village of Cawston and from Highway 3. Cause: […]