By ROY WOOD Oliver council will wait at least two weeks to decide whether to move the property tax deadline back to the fall as part of its Covid-19 relief package. The reason for the delay is that the town collects taxes for several other entities and it’s not clear when those funds will […]

By ROY WOOD   Oliver council put the finishing touches on some if its Covid-19 relief proposals this afternoon, but not without a 45-minute procedural wrangle over one councillor’s objection to a key aspect. Councillors – meeting remotely from their homes or work via computer link-up – unanimously passed revisions to the town’s financial plan […]

File # 2020-1474 Oliver RCMP are investigating after a dog mauled an elderly woman and then bit an animal control officer. On April 7, 2020, Oliver RCMP responded to an address on Sumac Street after receiving a 911 call from the owner of the dog. The landlord, a 76 year old Osoyoos woman, attended to […]

The UFO cure Cancelling the April quilt show this year was a huge disappointment for our Double O Quilters Guild. Showing off our best stitching every 3 years is one of our highlights. But quilters are resilient. We are still smiling and still stitching. Before the Corona virus, there was always a new technique to […]

Obituary for the late Theodore (Ted) Vance Fowler February 8, 1927 – March 28, 2020 We lost our beloved Dad who passed away peacefully at Mariposa Gardens in Osoyoos B.C. on Saturday, March 28th. He was predeceased by his Father; Thomas Mason Fowler, his Mother Iva Catherine Vance Fowler and his siblings; Thomas, Joe, and […]

50TH ANNIVERSARY A series of short articles will be published in the coming months relating the history of our community curling club. 1968 to 1970 The idea of building a curling rink in Oliver began in 1968. Many of curlers who had been participating in their favorite sport for many years in Osoyoos and Summerland […]

576, 695 cases in USA with 23,068 deaths In Canada – total cases 25, 552 with 767 deaths In BC 1490 cases dealt with – 45 new cases in two days. But 926 people have fully recovered with only 137 people in hospital treatment. In the Interior Health Region 136 cases – increase of 1 […]