This morning at approximately 9am, the Oliver RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence on Sandpoint Drive in relationship to a series of Arsons and the shooting of a police vehicle that occurred in the early hours of May 15th 2021 to gather evidence of those crimes. Due to the high risk nature of […]
Archives for May 2021
Update
Car 54 where are you?
9:00 am Friday 6000 block Sandpoint Drive (OIB) Heavy police presence with an armoured vehicle, many tactical team members on the scene – a house visited by police many times in the recent past. Also – it is the site of a homocide that occurred within the last year. RCMP have deployed percussion devices to […]
Oliver assessed on the needs for daycare
At the November 12th, 2019 Committee of the Whole Meeting, Council passed a resolution to the support the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen grant application to the UBCM Community Child Care Planning Fund. The application was a partnership between Keremeos, the ROOS, Summerland, Oliver and Princeton. The multi-jurisdictional Steering Committee reviewed eight proposals for the […]
UC withdraws interest in housing a cold winter shelter
Subject: Cold weather shelter at Oliver United Church To the Town of Oliver At Oliver United Church Council meeting on Thursday May 13, 2021 Council unanimously voted to withdraw our church building to be used for an out of the Cold weather shelter. Hugh Chown Trustee Oliver United Church
Q and A on policing costs for Oliver once population reaches 5000+
Councillor Dave Mattes has requested the following information be brought forward to Council for discussion: 1) Would it be possible to get accurate information from Osoyoos or another municipality that began paying policing following the last census? I have received numerous documents from the Town of Osoyoos regarding the staffing compliment and the most […]
The Steele report
I have often said history is a living thing and yesterday bore witness to that. Viola Fletcher one hundred and seven years old gave testimony as to what happened on the night of May 31 and June 1 one hundred years ago in 1921. Viola was seven at the time of the Greenwood Massacre. It […]
Baby its cold outside
Sandra is this one of yours ?