Have you noticed that many bridges are now named – some surprises – Rd 7 bridge is now Tinhorn even though that dry creek is to the south of the canal crossing McIntrye Bridge at Gallagher Lake is so named but crosses Vaseux Creek (named on all provincial maps) Rd 18 is now BROWN* Bridge? […]

Time: 3:30 pm Thursday Location: farm location a bit inaccessible north of Rd 15. Oliver Fire Department first dispatched to what sounded like a structure fire at Rd 12. Firefighters driving by said the smoke seem to be coming from a burn pile (not allowed today) near the river channel. The location evident in the […]

Above: Stick League: Leo Rivera, Pearl Reid Luckily, the Oliver Curling Club was still able to get together last weekend to celebrate another awesome season at the annual Windup Dinner. We also celebrated our volunteers who made it all happen. This year was busier than ever with new leagues, new events and lots of new […]

B.C. has confirmed a total of 231 cases of COVID-19 7 people have died of the disease, 13 are in hospital and five have fully recovered The B.C. government has declared a provincial state of emergency Some cities are planning to declare local states of emergency The U.S.-Canada border is closing to non-essential visitors British […]

In Canada – 9 persons have died – only two outside BC Of current cases listed below – a connection to travel reported in 82% of the people and 69 percent are 59 years old or younger BC now has the highest number of tested files   Current Cases: BC 231 Ontario 214 Alberta 119 […]

Income Support for Individuals Who Need It Most For over 12 million low- and modest-income families, who may require additional help with their finances, the Government is proposing to provide a one-time special payment by early May 2020 through the Goods and Services Tax credit (GSTC). This will double the maximum annual GSTC payment amounts […]