Since its inception in 2011, the Oliver Tourism Association has worked to provide Visitor Information services to  promote tourism in Oliver and Area C in order to bring more visitors to the area, support local businesses, and  encourage return visits and even relocation.  We have done this as a volunteer‐working board of directors and  minimal paid […]

Youth education The Royal Canadian Legion is committed to ensuring the tradition of Remembrance remains relevant to and supported by younger generations. We promote youth-specific education regarding Veterans and Remembrance through a range of local and national initiatives. Education at the local level The Legion encourages Canadian schools to promote Remembrance Day Ceremonies, and local […]

“Under the Canopy” Taken prior to the storm

Constitution, Charter, Bill Once you have participated in an election to send a representative to the seat of government – municipal, regional, provincial, or federal – whom do you expect that representative to represent? That is, must the representative be loyal to themselves, their constituents, their party, or their country? In my opinion, local elected […]

  Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 30 years. A goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever. As a partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we’ve reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979. Photo source: contributed

RCMP have apprehended a suspect, who now faces a number of potential charges following a shooting carried out in the small town of Hedley early Friday morning. On October 25, 2019 just minutes after 2:00 a.m., Princeton RCMP received a report of shots being fired outside a residence located in the 900-block of Daly Avenue […]

Vaping and Vape Awareness School District #53 this week discussed recent correspondence received from the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia outlining an increase in youth vaping rates and requesting support for vape awareness and resources for youth. The Board Chair, Rob Zandee, was asked by his board to author a letter to the Minister of […]