Thank you to the people of Oliver, for allowing us to host an event that saw over 300+ firefighters from 70 departments in British Columbia, 3 departments from Alberta and 1 from Washington State come train, learn valuable skills and interact with fellow firefighters from our great province. We want to say thank you to […]
Archives for 2018
Hotel worker bunkhouse moves forward
By ROY WOOD Osoyoos is pushing ahead with subsidies for a 49-unit bunkhouse for hotel and restaurant workers despite concerns from town management that some excluded business owners may object. The project is the brainchild of local hospitality industry businesses struggling to find staff, partly because of the extreme difficulty workers face in finding […]
Residents fear for future of pond
By ROY WOOD Over objections from some nearby residents, Osoyoos council today endorsed the removal from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) of a small parcel already surrounded by residential development. The 3.24-acre rectangle, adjacent to Highway 97 between Oleander Drive and 32nd Avenue, is the last piece of ALR land within the town’s “Urban […]
Flash: Sandalwood Court sells for $2+ million – Desert Sun to move into housing
Marieze Tarr, Executive Director – Desert Sun Counselling “Desert Sun has acquired the Sandalwood complex at 5823 Main Street in Oliver. 18 units used for social or low cost housing. As you know Sandalwood has been owned and operated by Rick and Ruth Glover; and with the help of BC Housing, Desert Sun Counselling purchased […]
Snow bulletin – twice as much snow in the hills – over normal year
Snowpack Snow basin indices for May 1st 2018 range from a low of 69% of normal in the Stikine to a high of 264% in Upper Fraser West (Table 1 and Figure 1). Overall, the province has well above normal snow pack for May 1st. The average of all snow measurements across the province is […]
Report from Fire Chief
Spring Training Seminar 2018 There were 26 different events going on each one was repeated 8 times. There were 75 fire departments in attendence including 3 from Alberta and 1 from Washington State. 71 other departments from around BC 16 of the training events were taught by Oliver firefighters and another 3 were assisted by […]
‘Hike for Hospice’ held Sunday – Rotary pitches in
Rotarian Russell Work presents cheque for $2000 some of the proceeds of the recent successful annual auction, the Rotary Club was able to support this local charity. Photo submitted