VICTORIA – BC Parks is immediately closing all provincial parks in response to the widespread call for increased action to address COVID-19. The closure responds to both the federal and provincial directives that people should stay close to home to reduce COVID-19 transmission risk. This temporary measure means people should not be going to provincial […]

by Bill Greer

The Town of Oliver continues to take action to support citizens and businesses in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Yesterday, in a Special Closed meeting, Council directed Staff to bring forward changes to the 2020 Property Tax budget and utility rates to support taxpayers and citizens facing financial hardship. The changes that will be brought […]

This lesson is based on viewing the Ma (Margaret) Murray biography from The Canadians series. Murray became a legend in Canadian journalism despite her terrible grammar and spelling. Although her stories did occasionally generate public criticism, Murray had a loyal audience of readers. Ma Murray was a strong, independent woman who spoke her mind no […]

Photos and story by Kim Santos of Kelowna “My heart has been warmed day after day hearing about people stepping up, donating time and materials during this crisis. If you are doing any more stories on people who are making PPE, my mom, Lia Pinske of Oliver, has been sewing up a storm over the […]

Snowmobilers become stuck, spend night on Mt Baldy Osoyoos RCMP requested the assistance of Oliver/Osoyoos Search and Rescue after receiving reports two snowmobilers had become stuck on Mt Baldy and failed to return to their base. Sunday – April 5 at 3:00pm, two snowmobilers, a 47 year old man and 39 year old man both […]

When it came to poor leadership south of the border Canadians could care less, that is until now. Canada and the United States have been neighbors, trading partners and until a few days ago, friends. That friendship has been severely damaged. No not for the reason of some masks and surgical gowns. It is about […]