New Oliver irrigation system to flow for orchards, wineries, farms OLIVER – Work is underway to ensure Oliver-area orchards, wineries and farms have a stable irrigation system to help the region’s agriculture community continue to support B.C.’s economy and food security. A $5-million contribution from the B.C. government will help reroute the town’s agricultural irrigation […]
Archives for April 2021
$5 million from the province – nothing from FEDS
Pipes and more pipes – BIG Pipes
A tour today with a good friend and fellow council member for 17 years. This project will be cost up to 9.2 millions dollars with the present contractor in place and the work at the north end progressing nicely. The province of BC granting $5 million of project cost… with the federal government giving ZILCH […]
Down the aisle
BC snow pack – holds its own
A fairly strong storm system affected the province over the final weekend of March and resulted in a slight uptick in snowpack percentages for most regions. The South Interior was the least affected by the storm. Regional snow pack levels vary from slightly below normal to above normal for April 1st, based solely on ASWS […]
Because you asked!
The Town of Oliver council will discuss the New Dairy Queen on Monday evening.
On the Sad Side
Dwight Gooden – Star Pitcher Dwight Eugene “Doc” Gooden (born November 16, 1964), was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball. His statistics show that he pitched from 1984 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2000 for the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In a career […]