B.C. health officials announced   737 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and 11 more deaths, just one day after the disease claimed a record 28 lives. The number of active cases across the province has risen to 9,589, but the number of patients in hospital dipped slightly to 342 from 346 on Thursday, with 87 […]

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Song of Elizabeth Why was Elizabeth so excited in Luke 1:5-38? It is true that she and her husband had been praying for a child for years. But now they were “…well along in years….” (vs. 7) How many of us would be joyously welcoming a baby in our old age? Imagine a meeting of […]

Assisted-living, long-term care homes and seniors’ rental buildings: Vancouver Coastal Health – 13 facilities * Arbutus Care Centre (second occurrence) * Banfield Pavilion * Capilano Care Centre * Columbus Residence * Crofton Manor * German Canadian Benevolent Society Home (second occurrence) * Little Mountain Place (second occurrence) * Renfrew Care Centre * Royal Arch Masonic […]

As well as loading Santa’s Sleigh with many, many toys, the Bargain Shop also donated a percentage of their sales to the Knights of Columbus Christmas Food Hampers. Manager Kim is shown here presenting a cheque for $555.75 to Knights Michael, George and Dale. Many thanks to yet another local merchant who supports the town.

Sunshine Helping to Power Museum A 21st-century power source is now helping a local heritage building to keep its lights on. Thanks to generous local donors, the Oliver & District Museum (built in 1924 as Oliver’s first police station) has a new pole-mounted solar panel array to help provide electricity in the Museum and the […]

Update on McKinney long-term care home: · Today Interior Health can confirm 27 residents and 13 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at McKinney long-term care in Oliver for a total of 40 cases associated with this outbreak. · Each resident has an identified family contact; they have all been contacted and kept informed. […]