Packing House Memories I started working summers at the Oliver Co-Op in 1960 at the age of fourteen.  George Elliott was the Manager and Mom and Dad signed for me to work as I was underage and they needed help. I was really lucky as I only sorted for a day or two and then […]

Picture submitted by G. Zeeman 40th reunion – 72 grads showed for the party SOSS 1977 crew

The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, will arrive at our winery to personally present us with a 2017 Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in British Columbia Wines for our Crimson Rhapsody 2014. A number of VIP’s will arrive with the Lt. Governor, plus other local VIP’s, including the Oliver Mayor Ron Hovanes […]

Enrolment * Pending final enrolment count in the fall, it is estimated that there will be 537,589 public school students in the 2017-18 school year. This would be an increase of 4,232 students since last year (school-aged and adult, funded full-time equivalent students). * Based on student head-count in the 2016-17 school year, there were: […]

All summer long a vibrant market and concert series at the Oliver Community Park has been the result of collaboration between Oliver Parks and Recreation, the Oliver Community Arts Council and Market Coordinator Audrey Enixon. Crowd numbers have exceeded 250 on some nights and each week the market features new vendors with homemade or homegrown […]

  Forest Fire Highway 33 Both directions – Highway 33 is open in both directions. Between Schram Road and Cardinal Creek Road a speed zone of 50 Km/h is in place. Obey all traffic control staff, as flaggers will manage fire staging work locations to support fire mitigation needs. Expect minor delays.   Check Drive […]