By ROY WOOD Osoyoos residents who thought they’d dodged the bullet on roadside trash-collection carts might be in for a disappointment following a recent announcement from Recycle BC. The organization responsible for residential packaging and paper recycling in the province said in late June that recycling blue bags are being phased out. In a report […]

By ROY WOOD Anyone seeking to open a cannabis store in Osoyoos will likely need to make their case before council and be subject to a public hearing, according to a directive approved today by council. The majority of council agreed to direct staff to prepare and bring back for a consideration a bylaw requiring […]

From: Amanda Workman We spotted the cougar in a tree between the ball diamonds and the first bridge on Thursday during Music in the park. Picture attached, not clear enough for publication ( edited for privacy reasons )

Police say a three vehicle collision, near Road 18, happened around 2:45 p.m. on July 14 A motorcyclist is dead following a head-on collision on Highway 97 near Oliver on Saturday. RCMP said the three vehicle collision, near Road 18, happened around 2:45 p.m. A northbound vehicle crossed the centre-line, side-swiped a northbound truck and […]

If you have first hand knowledge of an incident near one of Oliver’s parks – located near the river please contact ODN oliverdailynews@gmail.com   ODN cannot print a story that is not confirmed by police, conservation officers etc. A picture is best, a personal first hand sighting account is good – just not chatter. ODN talked with parks […]

2pm Monday Command terminated at 5:45pm East of Black Sage Rd – north and south of Dump/SIBCO road – near Miller Rd 10+ acres – BC Forest Service states: 2 hectares only Most pictures on this story – large format – press the picture with you mouse to enlarge. Thanks to Oliver’s volunteers and the BC […]