John Howard In 1775, at age 29, John Howard lost his wife. Amid his severe grief he still decided to head for Portugal and Spain to assist in earthquake recovery where tens of thousands had died. His English ship, the Hanover, was seized by the French because there was war between England and France. Howard […]

4pm Saturday Nature’s Harvest Fruit Stand – Hwy 97 south of Oliver

250 deaths related to Covid Number of people in hospitals 74 Of those 24 in ICU “There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. In total, 16 long-term care or assisted-living facilities and two acute-care facilities have active outbreaks. “There has been one new community outbreak at the FedEx office adjacent to the Kelowna airport. […]

In March we were told a Pandemic was coming. It did. Passenger ships headed home. AirMilERS were flying home fast. Life changed  – for this year called 2020 I will write extensively about what we all miss – but thought readers should have the first kick at the can. Try to be original and just […]

Oliver Town Council has supported the concept of a new cell tower in Oliver. What does this mean? – Well council wanted to put its two bits into the discussion as the land is actually in Area C on Oliver Mountain west of Spartan Street but the signals designed to hit the Town of Oliver […]

Enola Mills – Youth Leader Award Chris Yerburgh – Community Service Crime Watch – Community Group Award Benita M. Baerg – Community Builder “These individuals and organizations are committed to their communities and make positive impacts on their neighbor’s lives, said Mayor Martin Johansen. This is why the Town of Oliver, and Oliver Parks & […]