You can send in a consultation survey form – the period ends March 15th Consultation with stakeholders ends Thursday of this week There is NO opportunity for public meetings with Parks Canada It is a top down system of seeing who Parks Canada wants to see and when There are countless documents, websites, videos, colour […]
Archives for February 2019
Thank You
The Oliver Hospital Thrift Shop have made a $15,000.00 donation to the Masonic Cancer Car program. Your continued support of our program is a perfect example of volunteers helping volunteers. By your hard work in raising this amount in the thrift shop, you make it possible for our volunteers to assist cancer patients from the […]
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Council adopts plan for 4-year mandate
By ROY WOOD Oliver council this evening adopted its strategic plan for the four-year term members were elected to in November. Council met with staff twice in January to rank and prioritize all the things that it wants to accomplish and to develop an action plan to reach the goals. Also included are the “Mayor […]
Mattes breaks tie in referendum vote
By ROY WOOD As expected, Councillor Dave Mattes cast the deciding vote this evening in favour of Oliver council asking the federal government to hold a referendum on the question of a national park reserve in the South Okanagan. The vote came after Mayor Martin Johansen used a provision of the Community Charter to […]
28 units proposed for Spillway Road site
By ROY WOOD After 14 years standing empty, the fourth quadrant at the Casa Rio condo complex on Spillway Road south of the hospital may be headed toward development. A permit request was presented to council tonight from Kelowna-based HB Land Company to build seven fourplexes over the next few years on the northeast […]
Extension on consultation
Parks Canada says it will extend the public consultation period on a proposed national park reserve in the South Okanagan-Similkameen by two weeks. In a news release issued late Monday, Parks Canada says the extension will allow groups an opportunity to submit views on the proposed boundary and provide input on management of the lands. “Parks […]
