Transforming mental health and addictions care in B.C. By Judy Darcy, in my opinion Minister of Mental Health and Addictions VICTORIA – The stories of people taken by the overdose crisis come from every corner of the province. A forestry worker in the North who became addicted to painkillers for a workplace injury and then […]

; Oliver Heights – land shown above By Roy Wood David Perehudoff is becoming the public face of attainable and affordable housing in Oliver as he heads up the Oliver Landing and Oliver Heights low-to-medium-cost developments. Now in his mid-50s, Perehudoff was born in California. He sports an unruly head of black hair tinged with […]

It seems hard to believe, but the summer school break is three-quarters gone.  Members of Parliament are home for the summer too, however we do continue to work on local and national issues.  I thought this would be a good time to highlight some of the work that we do here in the riding—especially the […]

By Roy Wood The town of Oliver and Oliver Parks and Recreation are creating a new off-leash area for dogs while at the same time restricting the canines from the ball diamonds where they currently roam free. Parks and Rec manager Carol Sheridan told council Monday that work will begin in September on a fenced, […]

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