Starting December to the end of February, landfills in Penticton, Oliver, Okanagan Falls and Keremeos will have reduced winter hours.   Over winter, all landfills will be closed all statutory holidays and Boxing Day.   The Oliver Landfill opens later on weekdays in winter. From December 1 st to the end of February the Oliver […]

“smokin’ in the valley”

Heather Rose has been appointed as District Principal of Student Support Services School District No. 53 (Okanagan Similkameen effective January 1, 2020. Ms. Rose comes to us from School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha). She holds a Master of Education degree in Administration and Leadership as well as certificates in Transformative Educational Leadership and Violent […]

Recommendation: That the Town of Oliver participate in a joint grant application with the RDOS to the UBCM Indigenous Cultural Safety & Cultural Humility Training program; and That Council supports the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen to apply for, receive, and manage grant funding on the Town of Oliver’s behalf for Indigenous Cultural Safety & Cultural […]

  Prompt:  He had found something that would mean he’d never be poor again—but there was a catch.   THE HORN OF ENOUGH Wading through the surf of the Adriatic, on the island of Coscu, he stumbled as his foot hit on a sharp object.  He bent down to retrieve it so no other bather […]

1954 I was 7 The mint printed a one hundred dollar bill shortly after Elizabeth became Queen So where is this scene from…..?     Thanks to my old pal – Steve Arstad