Southern Okanagan Secondary School in Oliver, which has a graduating class of  85 kids. They will be split into two groups for separate ceremonies, one outside and one in the atrium.

A great big “Thank You” to members of Soroptimists International (SI) Osoyoos who stopped by South Okanagan General Hospital to present a $5,000 donation. Teresa Fortune, manager of clinical operations at SOGH, (centre) received the cheque from SI Osoyoos members (from left) Sherrie Bridden, Joan Wilson, Darlene Neufeld, Shirley Corley-Rourke, and Gloria Ellingsen. Also on […]

By ROY WOOD Oliver will finally get a RV sani-dump after council this evening approved about $120,000 in funding for excavation and other related work. The dump, where recreational vehicles can empty their grey water and sewage tanks, will be located on about 10,000 square feet of airport lands just behind the Canadian Tire store. […]

Race car to do test runs at the airport Council agreed to have staff begin negotiations with Velocity AC over its proposed use of the airport for automotive testing. Councillor Dave Mattes, a member of the Airport Advisory Committee, told council that Velocity Auto Performance is a company that does modifications to high-powered automobiles and […]

By ROY WOOD The chances of Oliver moving anytime soon to a metered system for sewer charges are slim after council listened with a marked lack of enthusiasm to a report on the subject from chief financial officer Doug Leahy. The report proposed a pay-for-what-you-use method of assessing sewer fees based on the amount of […]

by Edwin Dukes Wolf Creek (Wolf Cub) 15 kms up McKinney Rd – off on a Forest Service Rd to the site of forest fire and new growth.

Shortly after 11am – just north of Deadman’s Lake (4000 Block Hwy 97) Single vehicle accident – car heading south veers to right and hits rock structure. Driver taken to SOGH for observation 2 police units 1 ems 3 Oliver Fire Department Traffic disrupted but only for a short time