My wife Claire and I moved to Oliver 27 years ago from Calgary.  After 44 years of marriage, we have 3 grown children who all graduated from SOSS and 7 wonderful grandchildren. In September of 2013, I was honoured to be elected to Town Council in a by-election and re-elected in November of 2014. I […]

Turn the light down a bit and bring up the colour

The long, hot summer nights may be in the rearview mirror for the Okanagan valley, but the drag racing season is far from over. Wine Country Racing Association (WCRA) volunteers are hard at work, getting set for the annual Car Club Challenge. The 9th installment of the valley-wide rumble is on the horizon. The weekend […]

Fair The very idea of ‘fair’ is a tricky one. When something is deemed to be fair, someone has decided that there is no unjust advantage to any of the parties involved. Hmmmm? Not many situations can make that standard. Someone is not quite agreeing that the decision is fair. So full on, completely fair […]

Oliver Daily News has been allowing publication of your words and your choice of pictures for the campaign that is about to begin. So far we have given attention to: Mayor Sue McKortoff and challenger Doug Pederson Mayor Ron Hovanes and challenger Martin Johansen School Trustees Rob Zandee and Rachel Allenbrand – acclaimed School Trusteee […]