GOOD NIGHT IRENE Bill was one of twelve siblings and grew up in Northern Alberta. The family lived on a ranch farming wheat and raising cattle. Horses were used for work and for riding to the one room schoolhouse. He started grade one there and completed grade eight. Then it was time for daily ranch […]

First Oliver Scouts – The annual Junkbox Derby is scheduled for May 4. Council authorized the closure of Skagit Avenue from the top of Tulameen Street to Okanagan Street, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Town will also aid in providing barricades to close roads. Scouts will be delivering notices throughout the neighborhood to advise […]

Docks on Tuc-el-nuit Lake- the small lake in Oliver is for non-motorized recreation on the lake. City Planner Chris Garrish ask council Tuesday just how far does it want to go in regulating the size of such docks. Some municipalities on larger lakes allow 40 metres which is a bit big for Tuc-el-nuit Lake Recently […]

Earlier this week we published a letter penned by Chief Clarence Louie – Osoyoos Indian Band re a National Park Reserve. We just discovered this “info” from the Penticton Herald….. On the eve of a crucial meeting of opponents of the proposed South Okanagan-Similkameen national park, one of the project’s key backers has warned he’s […]