Note to Marion Boyd I am not normally one to engage in social media argument such as this but you have touched a nerve with your recent comments that I cannot ignore. Our town is plastered with “No National Park” signs recently because more people are starting to understand that we may lose our rights […]
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by Jesse Norton
Update – FVT – new theatre manager takes charge April 1st
The Oliver Community Theatre Society and Frank Venables Theatre are pleased to announce that Leah Foreman has been hired as Theatre Manager. With over 20 years experience working in theatres and performance venues, Ms. Foreman is familiar with everything from large performance spaces such as Roger’s Arena in downtown Vancouver, to mid-size venues such as […]
Fire Chief – one person taken to hospital following evening fire
“We arrived on scene to some flames coming out from an outside floorboard siding of the house,” said fire department spokesperson Rob Graham. “Our first on scene crew was able to peel apart some of the siding from the home and locate where the flames were coming from.” Graham said these type of older buildings […]
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Teachers get just reward for saving a life
Tuesday morning Grade 11 and 12 students summoned to the school auditorium at the Southern Okanagan Secondary School for a special event. Not everyday is Global TV filming a news story. A full contingent of BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) drivers, paramedics and dispatchers were on hand and siting front row centre to witness the awarding […]
Yard waste pickup starts Friday – Spring has been declared
Source: Town of Oliver
Desert Sun updates council on community services
By ROY WOOD As part of an ongoing effort to raise awareness of her organization, Desert Sun Counselling and Resource Centre executive director Marieze Tarr updated Oliver council on Monday on several of the programs and resources available to the community. Tarr was appointed last January last year, shortly after stepping away from 16 […]