When it comes to confronting the Covid-19 crisis our society is facing it struck me today how the responses are exactly the same only different. Yes the above sentence makes sense. Think about it for a second. During the Great Depression and WWII, our newsreel coverage was transmitted on reels in movie theaters. We had […]

Testing in Canada 98,844 people tested and 86,800 showed no result only 1377 proved positive Deaths in Canada – 24 13 in BC – Most in one care facility 6 in Ontario 4 in Quebec 1 in Alberta Number of Case files – 1646 Ontario 503 BC 472 Alberta 301 Quebec 221 Sask 65 Nova […]

Eerie feeling in near-empty chamber Monday’s meeting had an eerie air to it, with only three council members seated at the table meant for seven. Mayor Martin Johansen, Councillor Dave Mattes and Water Councillor Rick Machial were present in the chamber. Councillors Aimee Grice, Petra Veintimilla and Larry Schwartzenberger and Water Councillor Parminder Sidhu joined […]

    By ROY WOOD In the interests of protection against earthquake damage, Oliver council will invest over $150,000 to reinforce the structure of so-called “Flume 3,” which is part of the irrigation system. Council heard today that a 2018 engineering evaluation found that “the flume was is good condition but would not withstand a […]

  By ROY WOOD The folks in town works town departments will have to wait a while to get their hands on a half-million-dollar piece of high-utility equipment that does all manner of jobs in the water, sewer and public works areas. According to a report to Oliver council from chief financial officer Doug Leahy, […]

Wayde, Lynda and Aiden received a message at 4:00am from the Canadian Embassy notifying them that they are coordinating flights with Air Canada and planes will be arriving in the coming days. Praying they get on one of them! – Gail Bariskill Wayde Bliss, local resident, along with his wife and grandson stuck in Quito, […]

“The gravity of the situation cannot be overstated, and everyone must do all they can to support our efforts – to break the chain of transmission and flatten the outbreak curve.” Adrian Dix, Minister of Health March 23, 2020

Rd Two – west side – Garbage truck on fire – minor – Oliver Fire Department actually on the scene and called it in. Below small grass fire at rear of Richard Simmons ranch north at Oliver – Hwy 97 just north of Wilcox Corner