Two weeks ago Oliver Town Council rejected a quick purchase of a command car for the Fire Chief and asked for a comprehensive report from staff and the Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) on the need for such – since budget talks did not raise this issue a couple of months ago. Staff now say there […]

A survey for you residents of the Town of Oliver, ratepayers and those that pay tax through their rent. Oliver Council has a strategic plan but it is often criticized for being staff first, council second and public third. So to be fair lets have a phone poll in June! *** Staff report Through the […]

If it gets any drier – we might have to ration the lawn water.

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Friday there was a male Bullock’s Oriole who spent the entire day fluttering and pecking at my windows, and peering in from the sills, attacking his reflection, being territorial, & maybe admiring himself)…. ….while his wife ( PhD in Engineering ) continued to weave an intricate and sturdy hanging nest in the Spruce tree by […]

When the fire reached it peak the heat was intense while standing half a block away – with grey/white plumes of smoke and fire shooting high in the air – visible for miles. Every man and woman on the Oliver Volunteer Fire Department called away from their home at 1:15 in the morning and some […]