My wife Claire and I moved to Oliver 27 years ago from Calgary.  After 44 years of marriage, we have 3 grown children who all graduated from SOSS and 7 wonderful grandchildren.

In September of 2013, I was honoured to be elected to Town Council in a by-election and re-elected in November of 2014. I am a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, on the executive of the Knights of Columbus and a volunteer for the Christmas Food Hamper Drive.

My Council duties include being appointed as Council’s liason to the Oliver & District Heritage Society, Oliver Parks & Recreation Society, Food Action Committee, Child & Youth Committee and School District 53. Recently, I completed the requirements and received Level 1 Certification from the Local Government Leadership Academy for competencies needed to effectively manage & lead communities.

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I will continue the work being done by Council to lobby the Provincial Government for 2 more RCMP officers for Oliver. I will push to substantially increase our Bylaw enforcement budget in order to enable Bylaw Officers and/or a Security Contractor to work with the RCMP on overnight patrols and surveillance while continuing to provide support to the Oliver Crime Watch group.

Council must continue to lobby the Federal Government for much needed funding to repair Oliver’s damaged irrigation canal at the Gallagher Lake Siphon.

I will push for further improvements to our network of roads and sidewalks and support efforts to enhance Oliver’s image as Canada’s Wine Capital through Downtown Revitalization and continuing improvements to Station Street.

I would like to see the completion of planning and construction for a new park on Fairview Road adjacent to the Oliver Coast Hotel.

 Larry Schwarzenberger