Town of Oliver says Heavy Snow and Icy Roads delay Friday pick-up in Oliver Garbage and Recycling pick-up will be delayed due to heavy snow fall and icy ?? road conditions. Residents on the south side of Fairview Road and Park Drive (Friday Pick-Up) will receive pick-up services on Saturday, January 26th. Residents are asked […]

Highway 97 at Rd 2 Large format picture from east side of Rd 2 looking at Kobau ridge Planning a trip south maybe?

1.Councillors in Osoyoos have given pre-budget approval for doing an OCP review that could cost more than $150 thousand dollars. Council will spend $100,000. in this budget year and $50,000 next year. Mayor Sue McKortoff stated it was a requirement and it coincides with a similar one in Rural Area C RDOS. 2. The West […]

As the saying goes – if you don’t have to be out on the roads..Don’t   9:15 pm Tuesday Tucelnuit Drive – just north of Buchanan Rd Vehicle believed heading south –  roll-over  into the embankment to the west of paved roadway EMS on scene to treat two persons Oliver Fire Department on scene but determined […]

Tracking progress not easy at SO General Hospital SOGH Renovation of Emergency Department, Triage and Admitting 6119001 – BG201905 6/21/2018 – Planning contract given to: Managing Consultant – Stantec Architecture Ltd *** Interior Health announced it is moving forward with a $970,000 upgrade to the emergency department at South Okanagan General Hospital (SOGH) which will […]

The new mayor of Oliver says his small town has a big crime problem. RCMP’s Penticton/South Okanagan Similkameen Regional Detachment revealed its statistical report for 2018 — and the numbers for Oliver, which has an approximate population of 5,000, are surprising. The stats show a 97 per cent rise in thefts from vehicles, with 148 incidents […]

Canada’s first food guide, the Official Food Rules, was introduced to the public in July 1942. This guide acknowledged wartime food rationing, while endeavoring to prevent nutritional deficiencies and to improve the health of Canadians. Since 1942, the food guide has been transformed many times – it has adopted new names, new looks, and new […]