Peacock Spiders The Peacock Spider of Australia is only about ¼ inch in size but displays a fantastic, colorful design. It is hardly the horrible, detestable image most people connect with spiders. In the words of Michael Eggleton (Creation magazine, Vol.39, No. 3, 2017), “its abdomen is covered by a dense layer of intricately designed […]

Another year, another plan! The Highway to Healing Support Society has big plans for 2018. At it’s AGM earlier this month, the Board elected two new members to its ranks; Tracy MacFadden joins the Board bringing with her a passion for community and a firm desire to ensure families are able to access the care […]

PARK RILL CREEK IS COMING DOWN SPORTSMENS BOWL ROAD! While they are worrying about Prather Lake and reducing the amount of water there, they are increasing the water flow literally going down Sportsmen’s Bowl Road, because of that domino effect. The ditch on the right side is overflowing and a new ditch is making its […]

I remarked to myself recently that I had heard no noise and no complaints from the high $$$ race track in Oliver.   April came and the noise is back – despite assurances that motorcycles and cars would have a muffler change to fix noise problems. I call it Area 51 – a bunch of aliens […]

Elfriede (Elfi) Lang 1943- 2018   Elfi passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 4, 2018 at the age of 74 years. As the matriarch of her family, she will be greatly missed. She is survived by her husband Alfred; brother Joe; daughter Barbara and son Robert. Elfi was born in Austria and moved […]

stamped June 10, 1911 – Department of Lands, Victoria Part of a large map image supplied by Ted Hopkins. Ted says Bob Keller obtained from provincial archives. We do thank them both. If you have a government document about Testalinda Creek Testalinda School or other memorabilia about South Oliver – let us know. Press map […]