“Tuesday, we are reporting that 78.3% of all adults in B.C. and 77.0% of those 12 and older have now received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. “In total, 4,941,795 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in B.C., 1,368,464 of which are second doses. “We have had 29 […]
Archives for 2021
Winners all
Rotary Club – cash draw Winners for week 51 – June 22 Adam Houle – Ticket 113 – $52.00 Kirsten Falkenholt – Ticket 345 – $100.00 Winners for week 52 – June 29 Earl & Kathy Zinger – Ticket 169 – $52.00 Helen Mir – Ticket 101 – $100.00 Last Chance Winner – Mick […]
Let us talk about your mask !!
British Columbia has dropped the requirement to wear masks in indoor public spaces. Starting on July 1, wearing a mask in an indoor public space will be recommended, but not mandatory, for those who are not fully vaccinated. Those who are fully vaccinated, having waited 14 days since receiving a second dose, do not have […]
Special – to ODN
Don’t call Jack Bennest a blogger. He will correct you. “Websites are what they’re called, websites. Blogs, they become just another idiot on the internet,” he said from his home in Oliver Friday. Bennest, a former broadcast journalist with CKNW in Vancouver and CBC in both Vancouver and Edmonton, founded his all-news website a decade […]
Notice from Oliver’s Food Bank
Due to the current heat wave, on June 30 (only) Oliver Food Bank will open at 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
Council highlights
June 28, 2021 2020 Annual Report – Council endorsed the 2020 Annual Report which was made available for public inspection on June 9, 2021. 2020 was the 75th Anniversary of Incorporation, and alongside the Financial Statements, Permissive Tax Exemptions, Department Updates, Performance Measures and Objectives, in the 2020 Annual Report, many historic images have been […]
RCMP reports
Between Thursday evening and this morning at 730am, Oliver and Osoyoos RCMP had over 100 calls for service. 2021-2807 Impaired On Thursday evening at 940pm, Police observed a 1998 Chev pickup pull into an Oliver business. The 37 year old male driver was found to be impaired by alcohol after failing a breath test roadside. […]
Fires in the neighbourhood
Highway 97 near Peachland closed

