The Town of Oliver is pleased to announce Mr. Ed Chow as its new Chief Administrative Officer effective July 5, 2021. “One of Council’s highest priorities is to select a qualified CAO for our community, said Mayor Martin Johansen. Mr. Chow will be coming from Alberta where he has held two CAO roles over the […]
Archives for May 2021
Our part of the province – Interior Health – the latest
Interior Health (IH) was established as one of five geographically-based health authorities in 2001 by the Government of British Columbia. It is responsible for ensuring publicly-funded health services are provided to over 742,000 residents of the Southern Interior. Interior Health serves a large geographic area covering almost 216,000 square kilometres and includes larger cities such […]
Shots fired at RCMP cop car
On May 15 around 3 a.m., Oliver RCMP received reports of gun shots coming from a property on Sandpoint Rd at OIB land Police attended the location and found a group of people having a party at a local residence. A search through the home found no evidence of firearms or shooting and there were […]
by Robert Sieben
What is this? a copper penny? maybe stolen jewelry? To see more of the great photography of Robert Sieben – check out southokanaganphotos.today
More moola for schools – 100 new buses – alot of them electric
VICTORIA – Better ventilation, electric buses and increasing energy efficiency are some of the benefits for B.C. K-12 students and staff from $240.5 million in maintenance grants this year – a 10.5% increase over last year. “With over 1,500 public schools throughout our province, maintaining and improving our facilities is a critical priority to ensure […]
SOSS – sails catch wind in the sun
by John Chapman
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