“We arrived on scene to some flames coming out from an outside floorboard siding of the house,” said fire department spokesperson Rob Graham. “Our first on scene crew was able to peel apart some of the siding from the home and locate where the flames were coming from.” Graham said these type of older buildings […]
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Teachers get just reward for saving a life
Tuesday morning Grade 11 and 12 students summoned to the school auditorium at the Southern Okanagan Secondary School for a special event. Not everyday is Global TV filming a news story. A full contingent of BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) drivers, paramedics and dispatchers were on hand and siting front row centre to witness the awarding […]
Yard waste pickup starts Friday – Spring has been declared
Source: Town of Oliver
Desert Sun updates council on community services
By ROY WOOD As part of an ongoing effort to raise awareness of her organization, Desert Sun Counselling and Resource Centre executive director Marieze Tarr updated Oliver council on Monday on several of the programs and resources available to the community. Tarr was appointed last January last year, shortly after stepping away from 16 […]
by Gail Prior
OUR TOWNE I’m walking in the park feeling free and unafraid. Thinking to myself, this is how women should feel in a public space but am also aware this is not always the case. However, I’m in Oliver, a small friendly town. Various people are walking their dogs and all stop to chat and introduce […]
Condolences to family members
Obituary for the late Dwayne Edmond Emery August 25, 1962 – February 14, 2019 It is with great sadness we announce the sudden and untimely passing of Dwayne Edmond Emery in Oliver, BC on February 14, 2019 at the age of 56. Dwayne’s passing has left a great emptiness in the lives of his […]
Province of BC asked to help fix lake
Vaseux Lake Stewardship Association Calls on Provincial Government to Act on Milfoil and Siltation Issues The Vaseux Lake Stewardship Association Board would like to thanks the RDOS and Laratt Aquatic for the study on Vaseux Lake’s water quality, siltation and milfoil proliferation. The study identified some good recommendations for milfoil control and highlighted the serious […]