Vaseux Lake Mountain Bluebird (Sialia arctcia) is a small thrush found on ranch land and other open areas of the NA west. The birds hover over the ground and fly down to catch insects, and may also fly from a perch to catch them.

THE COMFY OLD ROBE AND SLIPPERS After fifty five years together my husband and I have decided to part company so I have been looking for a new home. My intention is to stay in Oliver, which I feel is just the right fit for me, in fact living in Oliver feels like slipping into […]

Park Rill, Park Rill Creek and more I assumed that the name of the “creek” was Park Rill and have referred to it as Park Rill Creek. I suspect this applies to many other locals. However Gerry Robert’s comment inspired me to do a little research on this place name. Local geographic features were often […]

In keeping with the election, for those who missed it, the English Language debate Monday provided us with some insight into the Party Leaders skills. The winner was Jagmeet Singh.  He was on top of his game.  Singh knew what his message was, he was relaxed and was clearly enjoying the interaction. He also had […]

Chief Bob Graham says: We would like to invite everyone to our annual open house to celebrate fire prevention week. Please join us at the Oliver Fire Hall from 11:00am-2:00pm on October 12th. Enjoy a free Hotdog and Drink while you watch our members perform Fire and Rescue techniques. We will also have fire truck […]