SOSS Immunization Programme against Meningococcal Disease Interior Health nurses attended SOSS to immunize students against Meningococcal Disease, otherwise known as Meningitis. Two cases were confirmed, with others being currently tested. Interior Health gave shots at SOSS from Friday November 10th until Tuesday November 14th, in hopes of preventing the spread of this disease. Photo and story from […]
Archives for 2017
New feature – “going back in time”
Who? Where now? Connection to Oliver?
Chamber asks three question of municipal candidates
What do you believe are the biggest challenges facing businesses in Oliver and how would you solve them? What are your plans to stimulate economic development and revitalize Oliver’s downtown? What is your response to the recent announcement by the federal, provincial and First Nations governments to resume planning discussions on a national park reserve? […]
Feds silent on help to fix ‘the ditch’
By ROY WOOD Almost two years after the Gallagher Lake slide and with no federal funding help in sight, the temporary fix to the irrigation system is looking more like it might become permanent. During discussion of a general overview of the canal system on Tuesday, Water Councillor Rick Machial said: “It doesn’t look like […]
Feds take bite out of council members’ pay
By ROY WOOD Oliver council will explore what other municipalities are doing before it reacts to a federal budget move that will see the tax exemption for one-third of their compensation eliminated. Under federal law, federal, provincial and municipal elected officials have been entitled to pay no tax on up to one-third of their pay […]
Fees will jump to pay for garbage carts
By ROY WOOD Oliver taxpayers will see their annual waste collection bills jump by five dollars a year for seven years following a recalculation presented to town council Tuesday. A divided council voted to stick with an earlier decision to switch to a cart-based garbage and recycling system despite revelations from chief financial officer Devon […]
Who is driving this car ?
and what year was this ?
No – twice for regional compost site in Summerland
A motion to reconsider such a regional facility did not see the light of day at Tuesday’s District of Summerland council meeting. The matter – defeated earlier – brought back by Mayor Peter Waterman. He was joined by fellow RDOS Director Toni Boot but that support failed to garner support from 5 other councillors. The […]