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By ROY WOOD Repairs to the Gallagher Lake siphon section of the Oliver Water System are proceeding on time and there will be water available for irrigation in early April as usual. The underground section of the system was damaged by a rockslide on January 25. There had been fears that agricultural irrigation might be […]

 By ROY WOOD An average homeowner in Oliver will pay $10.06 more in municipal tax this year than last year, according to a financial plan given three readings at council on Tuesday. Mayor Ron Hovanes, in congratulating council and staff on keeping the tax increase to a minimum said, “We do an awful lot for […]

Town downscales airport taxiway plan The town will seek provincial grant funding to extend the north end of the Oliver Airport taxiway and leave the south end for another time. Chief financial officer David Svetlichny told councillors on Tuesday that two earlier attempts to obtain provincial funding are believed to have been unsuccessful because the […]

National Advance Care Planning Day will be celebrated locally in April. You can participate by sharing information and having important conversations with family and friends. You can learn more about Advance Care Planning by attending one of two free presentations being provided by Desert Valley Hospice Society and Community Foundation South Okanagan/Similkameen on Saturday, April […]