In May 1964 a new pleasure craft was constructed in Penticton next to the Yacht Club on Okanagan Lake, at a cost of $200,000. This all steel, rectangular, barge-like vessel was christened “Ookpik” by then 1964 Peach Queen-Elect, Fyfe Rutherford, on June 14th, 1964. Ookpik was then shoved into the lake by three bulldozers. Owners […]

A foreign seasonal worker is in critical condition in hospital after colliding with a vehicle on Highway 97, Oliver. On September 9, 2020 at 8:10 p.m., Oliver RCMP responded to a collision on Highway 97 near Road 1 between a SUV and cyclist. Early indication is the cyclist was travelling south bound wearing dark clothing […]

B.C. will spend $1.6 billion and hire 7,000 health-care workers in a bid to prevent a combination of COVID-19 and influenza from straining its health-care system this fall and winter A key part of the strategy, announced by Premier John Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer It reduces […]

Classes beginning to fill up around 8am at Sen Pok Chin, SOSS, Oliver Elementary and Tucelnuit School At OES only half of the students attend today for orientation The other half tomorrow – and a full return of school students next Monday

Corinne Janow Ticket #70 – $52.00 Donna Hoover Ticket #67 – $100.00

Gallagher Lake Siphon Update and Award of Contract – Town of Oliver – Council received an update on the Gallagher Lake Low Head Siphon repair project outlining the progress to date, projected timelines/milestones for project completion, together with a budgetary update. Council was also updated on the status of permits relating to wildlife, species at […]

Re-opening community facilities in Osoyoos Over the past 6 months we have been part of various webinars on operating recreation facilities, cleaning and sanitizing facilities, reviewing in detail the orders from the PHO and sharing best practices for operations. We have taken part in creating our corporate safety plan and have been successful in offering […]