Spring Cleaning for your Finances   With winter finally behind us, many are taking part in their annual “spring cleaning” rituals.  Maybe you are cleaning out your garage, freshening up your garden, planting new flowers or even holding a yard sale to get rid of unwanted items. And while you are planning on cleaning out […]

  Daddy, Are You There? A wee voice from the nighttime called, “Daddy, are you there? Is your face turned toward me? If it is I will not care that the night is dark and fearsome – I’ll just go to sleep again.” And the voice trailed off in slumber with never a care or […]

SOGH emergency department temporary service change  OLIVER – Residents are advised that the emergency department at South Okanagan General Hospital will be closed from 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 15 to 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 16 due to lack of physician coverage. South Okanagan residents should take note of the following if they require care when […]

Both pictures large format Day and time:  Friday afternoon at one o’clock Location: On the Fairview to Cawston Rd near entrance to Madden Lake. (most likely out of fire department territory). Deputy Chief Bryon Somerville on the scene and called the incident in. RCMP, local fire, EMS and Forestry dispatched and on scene. Not sure […]

Winner is judged on the best, most accurate, intuitive answers. There is no connection or relationship when the pictures are viewed. One. Picture is an animal. Guess the animal or the location. Clues the gravel, flowers and fauna. It is a marmot at Terrafina Two. Picture is near a fence and a lake – where […]

It has been brought to our attention that someone in the the Osoyoos area is impersonating a member of our department asking for cash donations. The Osoyoos Fire Department does not contact members of our community for cash donations. If you experience one of these calls please contact the local RCMP dispatch. The Oliver Fire […]