Before they straightened the river (1955) the young Native boys would ride to town every Saturday to shoot pool, they would tether their horses down by the river, just east of the Old C.P.R. building. This was in the late 40’s early 50’s we were all around 15 to 17 years old. So every Sat. […]
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New gallery on Main Street
Ask Sue at Oliver Shoes Local artists – Oliver Sagebrushers (Oliver Art Club)
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Who stole the gold bars – where are they buried?
Lost gold bars (Cariboo-Amelia Mine at Camp McKinney) On August 18, 1896, George B. McAulay of Spokane, Washington, one of the major shareholders in the Cariboo mine, left Camp McKinney for Midway. McAulay had three gold bricks valued at more than $10,000. He was robbed half an hour later on his way to Midway. Cariboo […]
Think about it – with Joseph Seiler
Where Are We Going? Little Red Riding Hood said she was going to Grandma’s house. She seemed to be pretty clear on that part of things. Being able to ‘say’ where we are going, some will tell us, is ‘it’, the golden fleece, the answer to success in business. When the business Executive struggles with […]
Homes about to start
Meadows Drive
Turmoil is the new “word” at SOGH
The B.C. Nurses Union is weighing in on the turmoil taking place at the South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver. Earlier this week, chief of staff Dr. Peter Entwistle announced his resignation in protest of a possible loss of six unfunded beds at the hospital. The beds are currently used as a sort of overflow for […]