From left to right in the photo Caitlyn Bennett (Park Ambassador), Katie Hadwin (Recreation Supervisor), Kyle Fossett (Park Ambassador), Wayne Belleville (Dog Control/Bylaw Enforcement) and Randy Houle (Director of Development Services). We are grateful to the Town of Oliver for their assistance with the addition of signage, portable washrooms in the downtown core and Park […]
Archives for May 2020
Update
Hospitalized cases rose from 72 on May 2 to 77 patients currently in hospital, with 20 of those people in intensive care units (ICUs). 206 Hospitals in BC 5000 beds in hospitals in BC Most beds used for Covid-19 patients believed to be Fraser Valley or Metro Vancouver A lot of the deaths clustered at […]
by Jessica Murphy
“You don’t need an AR-15 to take down a deer,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his press conference of May 1st, 2020. To that I say: “You don’t need a Hennessey Venom (with a top speed of 301 kph) to travel at 120 kph.” That is the upper limit of any highway speed in […]
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On our previous question on a cleft (vertical swale) in the rocks – only about three guesses. Rocky was first and correct..Char give that man a kiss. Picture taken just north of where Don and Millie Woods used to live… even Bruce and Sally and then another Bruce and his gaggle of girls. This one […]
Not quite swimming weather….. yet
by Mike Monaghan
Maverick Estate Winery sold to locals
Partners Jan Nelson and winemaker Andrew Windsorare have announced their purchase of award-winning Maverick Estate Winery from owners Bertus and Elzaan Albertyn. Maverick Estate Winery is a boutique ultra-premium winery located south of Oliver at Deadman’s Lake. “I grew up on an orchard in Oliver and left the valley for school in the early 1990s, […]