Praemonitus, Praemunitus – How did that Happen How did five Army officers from three countries find themselves in a Huntsville, Alabama, restaurant on a Sunday night in 1991 playing brain-teasers with a UK-born waitress with a southern accent? In part, because the US gave Stingers to several groups including the Mujahidin for use in the Afghan-Soviet […]

Below from the 2007 OHS annual report -71st edition An article written by Darryl MacKenzie, curator Oliver Museum at that time In 1932, when Anthony Reopel brought forward the idea of a new and modern hotel to the residents of Oliver, little did he realize the commotion his proposal would raise in the relatively new […]

5:20 pm Near Rd 4 south of Oliver Circumstances not known No serious injury Police, ambulance and fire attended. Traffic resumed normally at 6:49 pm

  By ROY WOOD As the threat of wildfires continues to increase on the margins of urban areas, Osoyoos is applying for more than $70,000 in grants for additional equipment and for public education. In a pair of reports to council this afternoon, fire chief Dave McMahon outlined applications to two Union of BC Municipalities […]

  By ROY WOOD Another proposed cannabis store received an initial okay from Osoyoos council this afternoon, bringing to four the number of actual and planned pot outlets in the community of about 5,000 people. Budzilla Cannabis Inc. was granted first- and second-reading rezoning approval for a store in the Lakeview Plaza near City Furniture […]

International director of the Oliver Rotary Club Russell Work, presents this cheque to Dale Dodge, director for World Neighbours Canada at a recent meeting. Oliver Rotary has been supporting World Neighbours Canada (WNC) in their work in Nepal for much of the past 29 years. The past 4 years, in a project sponsored by Global […]

Osoyoos Home Building Centre general manager Cory Hilditch credits the extraordinary efforts of store staff with getting the new facility open two weeks ahead of the official opening planned for this weekend. “The staff worked very hard,” he said, to move inventory from the old Main Street store to the big, bright, new facility by […]

To others we are a magical place here in the Okanagan.  I know I have listened to the voices of others fresh in my ear.  For the last ten days I have spoken to hundreds of people at the Agribition in Regina.  It is the largest fall fair west of Ontario. Over two hundred thousand […]