Just south of Rd Three I was tempted

The voices of goodness say we have a homeless problem in this Province.  No we have a series of social problems in society that  has a consequence entitled “A homeless problem”…….. Who is primarily responsible for the mess we are in?  It is a shared problem.  People have to be responsible for their own behavior. […]

This is our second story on the Men’s Shed located on Hwy 97 – just south of the Oliver Place Mall at the Sandalwood Court. Kerry Pearle runs the one day a week program but wants to add days to the calendar when it picks up in the fall. Presently 4 to 8 persons weekly […]

Secure funding in place – Oliver’s Men’s Shed program is ready to go. The Men’s Shed, a space for men from Oliver and Osoyoos to come together and work on projects, is opening at the end of April according to Desert Sun executive director Marieze Tarr (centre in picture) “When men downsize and move into […]

Fire call just before 10 am – Fairview Rd and Fairview Place. Nothing there A second rescue team heads further up the road to Oliver Golf Course Rd. Nothing there. Finally Oliver Fire Department told police on the scene way up Fairview near the major power lines at the crest of the Cawston to Fairview  […]

Light rain – wind from the North – cool air

Farm Workers Picnic Sunday June 23rd 3 to 6 pm Lion’s Park Last week we featured a young Quebecois travellor at Rotary Beach walking the strap (slackline) Well there is more to the story – it would seem Marc-Andre has a brother – a twin brother… Antoine…. from Boisbriand Québec Both featured below

Clarke Gourlay, Regional District of Nanaimo director and manager of Morningstar Farm, said the greatest issue for farming isn’t housing, it’s cost of land. “I think what we’re missing is the Agricultural Land Reserve is not the residential land reserve, it is not a reserve for housing, for cheap housing, for family group housing, it’s […]