LETS TALK COFFEE Pictured: Rochelle and Leigh Lougheed Hello Oliver! We are Wolf Tree Coffee – a family run coffee roaster here in the beautiful Okanagan Valley. We roast only organic coffees that are fair trade and shade grown whenever possible. We pride ourselves in sourcing the best beans we can find and roasting each […]
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Women of Oliver for Women (WOW) is looking for woman who is going to school to better her family’s circumstances. This is a $1000 education award. Please go to wowoliver.org to fill out application.
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Bus routes changed – cut to service – Greyhound
Greyhound made official on Wednesday that the company is dropping its bus routes through many rural communities across the Okanagan, after receiving approval from the province’s Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) The extent of the cuts also includes all routes through Northern B.C., on Vancouver Island and various other main routes across the province. Greyhound will be changing its […]
BC Budget – what's in it for ?
Budget 2018 carves a new path to shared prosperity for everyone in the province with a made-in-B.C. child-care plan, a comprehensive housing plan and record levels of capital investment in every corner of the province according to Finance Minister Carole James. Over three years, an investment of more than $1 billion will set the province […]
Donation to Highway to Healing
Cathy Thompson presented a cheque for $500.00, to Gail Barriskill and Tanya Martin representing Highway to Healing. This photo taken last night at the Ladies Curling League is Cathy’s winnings from the Scotties 2018 Ford Hot Shots Community Contest, although she missed out winning the car…Highway to Healing is grateful that Cathy chose our charity […]
RDOS acquires Fairview land from Crown – 88 acres to be preserved
This Google Earth picture shows most of the 88 acres of land – former townsite of the gold mine community of Fairview – west of Oliver. The Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen has acquired this land for 30 years and is prepared to sub-lease it to the Fairview Historic Townsite Society. A lot of history – both […]
Art Walk in Oliver – coming to a street near you
Wine Capital Art Walk returns for another great year during the spring wine festival with barrels being painted throughout the week, May 7th – 10th leading up to the main event, Thursday, May 10th from 6 pm to 8 pm. Local artists will showcase a variety of artistic mediums in businesses along main street […]