OUR TOWNE I’m walking in the park feeling free and unafraid. Thinking to myself, this is how women should feel in a public space but am also aware this is not always the case. However, I’m in Oliver, a small friendly town. Various people are walking their dogs and all stop to chat and introduce […]
Archives for 2019
Condolences to family members
Obituary for the late Dwayne Edmond Emery August 25, 1962 – February 14, 2019 It is with great sadness we announce the sudden and untimely passing of Dwayne Edmond Emery in Oliver, BC on February 14, 2019 at the age of 56. Dwayne’s passing has left a great emptiness in the lives of his […]
Province of BC asked to help fix lake
Vaseux Lake Stewardship Association Calls on Provincial Government to Act on Milfoil and Siltation Issues The Vaseux Lake Stewardship Association Board would like to thanks the RDOS and Laratt Aquatic for the study on Vaseux Lake’s water quality, siltation and milfoil proliferation. The study identified some good recommendations for milfoil control and highlighted the serious […]
National Park Reserve – in a nutshell
You can send in a consultation survey form – the period ends March 15th Consultation with stakeholders ends Thursday of this week There is NO opportunity for public meetings with Parks Canada It is a top down system of seeing who Parks Canada wants to see and when There are countless documents, websites, videos, colour […]
Thank You
The Oliver Hospital Thrift Shop have made a $15,000.00 donation to the Masonic Cancer Car program. Your continued support of our program is a perfect example of volunteers helping volunteers. By your hard work in raising this amount in the thrift shop, you make it possible for our volunteers to assist cancer patients from the […]
Clear, sunny, cold nights
Council adopts plan for 4-year mandate
By ROY WOOD Oliver council this evening adopted its strategic plan for the four-year term members were elected to in November. Council met with staff twice in January to rank and prioritize all the things that it wants to accomplish and to develop an action plan to reach the goals. Also included are the “Mayor […]
Mattes breaks tie in referendum vote
By ROY WOOD As expected, Councillor Dave Mattes cast the deciding vote this evening in favour of Oliver council asking the federal government to hold a referendum on the question of a national park reserve in the South Okanagan. The vote came after Mayor Martin Johansen used a provision of the Community Charter to […]