Growing Up Oliver Style Nothing beats growing up in a small town.  I grew up in a little jewel in the desert called Oliver, B.C.  Most of you who grew up in Oliver in my era….the baby boomers…will agree that we had the best of both worlds. We were never at a loss for something […]

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Congratulations to the Overall Winner of the Canada 150 Mixed Bonspiel sponsored by Eastlink. The bonspiel was held at the Oliver Curling Centre. Cathy Pidduck is shown presenting the cheque to the winning team of skip Ed Sugalo, Earl Zinger, Sharon Laine and Brian Coles Thanks to Cathryn for the supply of picture and words

I’ve decided to run for the councillor position in Oliver because I love the town and I want to see it grow in the best conceivable way. Recently Oliver has had numerous spurts and promising projects which will result in growth. The explosive growth of wineries, the future Oliver hotel, Area 27, the jail, Mount […]

It is my belief that everyone, of all ages and abilities, has the right to freedom of creative expression through the arts. Adults with disabilities in the South Okanagan up until now have had very little opportunity to express their individual creativity through community based arts programs. A pilot program called “Art for People with […]

Katherine MacNeill, a member of the Oliver Community Arts Council, is having a winning autumn. Skilled as a mixed media collage artist, Katherine recently took home a coveted jury prize at the biennial Salt Spring National Art Prize (SSNAP), organized by one of the premier arts communities in Canada. Her submission, “Offroad East of Oyama […]

Still To be still is to have no movement, to be the opposite of animated. It I am agitated, even though my body may appear not to be moving, my mind is moving, anxiously, furtively, without peace, then I am not still. To be truly still is to experience a quiet presence of the kind […]