Art Walk blossoms in Oliver’s downtown   Oliver’s arts community is ready to celebrate spring. The Wine Capital Art Walk blossoms with vibrant colours in the 6200 block of Main Street (between School and Bank Avenues) from Monday May 7 to Thursday May 10. Seasoned artists in the full bloom of their talent and some […]

As the Provincial Spring Training Programme winds down at Oliver – local members invited to spend some time Sunday learning about the threat of LNG on fire. It was pointed out by trainers from the BC Justice Institute that fires from Liquid Natural Gas are rare in this area – no ferries here and trucks using […]

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has placed 60 properties in the Faulder and Meadow Valley area under Evacuation Alert due to the potential of overland flooding from Darke and Trout Creek water systems. A full list of properties and map are included in this document. The Meadow Valley and Faulder area […]

Handle To get something handled is to get it taken care of. When the heroine in the movie says, “I’ve got this”, she is predicting that she will handle it. There is something about completeness in handling something. To handle it is to take care of all of what needs doing, as in put the […]

  Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Bell wanted to find a way to more effectively communicate with his hearing impaired mother. His father’s work in speech pathology aided this lifelong interest. At the University of London, Herman von Helmholtz’s work with electrical tuning forks intrigued him. Lacking sufficient knowledge of German, Alexander misinterpreted Helmholtz’s theory and […]

  By ROY WOOD An important intersection in Osoyoos will take on a dramatically new look if installation of a proposed sewage lift station is approved by the town. Members of the community will have a chance later this month to look at the detailed plans and ask questions and raise concerns. The current sewage […]