A New Christmas Tradition, come experience Christmas Eve worship in a new way… A NOT SO SILENT NIGHT with the young at heart! KIDS & SINGLES & EVERYONE ELSE WELCOMECHRISTMAS PAJAMAS AWESOME & ENCOURAGED YOUR FAVORITE FOOD FOR POTLUCK @ 6pm YES? A Worship event “for the young at heart” that’s reaching for something deeper […]

  TOWN OF OLIVER APPOINTS CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Cathy Cowan appointed to the position of Chief Administrative Officer Cathy Cowan, a dedicated local government professional with over 24 years’ experience in local government, will commence her employment with the Town of Oliver on February 29, 2016. At their December 21st meeting, Council approved Ms. Cowan’s […]

By ROY WOOD Osoyoos council listened politely Monday as a spokesman for the BC Wildlife Federation attempted to make the case against the proposed national park reserve in the South Okanagan. But the council, which has unanimously endorsed the notion of such a park, didn’t engage federation resident priority program manager Jesse Zeman in much […]

  By ROY WOOD The million-dollar Gyro Pier project took another step forward Monday as the lead consultant updated town council and the planning director said he hopes the see detailed designs next year. Ed Grifone of Kelowna-Based CTQ Consultants said a public meeting in early November received just 11 replies to a survey on […]

  Losing candidates challenge vote-count machines Two unsuccessful candidates in last year’s municipal election complained to council Monday that the vote-counting machines the town uses are technically faulty and subject to hacking. Jean Clarke and Ray Vandenberg told council a review they conducted of recent scientific papers indicates the make and model of automated voting […]

Peewee Rep Jr. Coyotes made $300 from their popcorn sales last weekend. With the coordination of the Oliver Boys & Girls club we were able to provide $300 in grocery gift cards to some deserving families. We would like to thank the Osoyoos Credit Union for their generous donation of the use of their popcorn machine […]

After the mysterious disappearance of our outdoor Christmas lights the other evening, combined with us missing our families back east in Nova Scotia, our Christmas spirit is running on empty. That was, until Monday evening. We thoroughly enjoyed & appreciated the parade down our street. Seeing the happy people waving, sending salutations and Christmas joy […]