Threat of flooding not drought Okanagan Lake being drawn down. *ODN correction Okanagan is at 141% and Similkameen the highest in the province.

Higher-than-usual snowpack heightens flood risk By Jennifer Rice Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness   VICTORIA – April showers bring spring flowers, but they can also unleash floods and trigger landslides – a reality that those of us who reside along flood plains, unstable slopes and river banks know all too well. Changing temperatures, melting snow […]

Dirty Smoke Residence above store in 6200 Block Main Street – west side – it has a creosote problem Oliver Fire Department on the scene.  (Tuesday 10:30am PDST)

Friday, March 9th at Mt. Baldy People in Motion – BC Adaptive Snowsports An amazing guy that you should meet. Bryce Beckett is a certified adaptive ski instructor, working at Mt Baldy who donated his day and countless hours of preparation, to help make a 12 year old OK Falls girl’s dream come true. “A twelve year old girl […]

McKinney Ski Club applied for a $5000 Grant in Aid from the Town in an effort to replaced a mechanized trail groomer. Town council agreed that the programme run by this organization benefits the community and many children. Council authorized a grant for $2500 and urged club members to seek assistance from Area A and […]

Lindsay Kovacs (nee Anderson)

Town of Oliver Council wants to take a ‘wait and see’ attitude on this current subject: At a committee meeting late this afternoon Mayor Ron Hovanes attempted to set the direction of both staff and council by stating some facts – Neither the federal or provincial governments have enacted law on the recreational sale of […]

Oliver’s Town Council will review a list of recommendations and discuss options for the community as it prepares for the legal sale of such product as authorized by the Government of Canada. Town staff are urging council to be pro-active and to get ahead of the game with sales expected to begin before September. Council can […]