Prize: 1 bottle of vintage Fairview Cellars 2nd Prize: 1 bottle of quality Merlot – Oliver VQA (if and only if the answers are correct and there is more than 10 responses) Questions: Name the proposed winery ? Phantom Creek located on Black SAGE Rd Name the Rd that is immediately to the south of […]

Moment To say ‘I’m having a moment’ is meant to let you know that I am feeling deeply, am unlikely to talk with you, and am inside my thoughts, reflecting, experiencing, floating somehow in an other worldly way. To ask you to give me a moment I’m asking for time to get ready to interact […]

Pre-school Graduation at Oliver Elementary – a proud moment for teachers, students, parents and grandparents. Soon it will be Grade 12  

A grad tradition says Principal Tracy Harrington. Those graduating with cars – parking askew. A tradition I don’t member – we had an older school, gravel parking lot and most students did not own cars.

One main item of business for Monday’s council meeting in Oliver – completion of the Spartan Street sidewalk project that will cover the last leg of a long process to encompass the schools’ playfields. Contractor cost $218,610 (Mike Johnson Excavating Ltd) – total budget $231,00. Only one contractor bid on the job. The project is over […]

Development Variance Permit Application — Electoral Area “C” Purpose: To vary the parcel coverage for buildings and structures in an agricultural zone. Owners: David & Wanda Casorso – 164 Secrest Hill Rd OCP: Agriculture (AG) Zone: Agriculture Two (AG2) Variance Request: To vary the maximum parcel coverage from 3% to 17%. Administrative Recommendation: That the APC […]

“Finally got some shots of the Sandhill Crane family with both colts. They are called colts because their legs are so long when they hatch. The smaller one is now 8 days old, and the larger one is 10. The parents are amazing and attend to their every need, and protection against predators. When they […]