Few details given other than map and news release Wildlife habitat in the Okanagan is better protected today following new additions to the South Okanagan Wildlife Management Area. Land totalling about 514 hectares gifted to the existing South Okanagan Wildlife Management Area. The additions will more than double the size of the wildlife management area […]
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Egg addling to continue to control geese
Control of Canadian Geese populations set to resume with the Okanagan Valley Goose Management Program with its annual egg addling program. Over the past six years, this program has prevented the exponential increase of the non-migratory resident goose population that inhabits the valley all year long. “While most communities along the valley are struggling with […]
Hovanes gets pin – Daffodil Campaign in April
Ron Hovanes receives “daffodil pin” from Jerilyn Make, Coordinator, Health Promotion (Canadian Cancer Society)Monday in the Mayor’s Office at Oliver’s Town hall. This is the 75th anniversary of the Society – Canada’s leading national cancer-fighting charity. Maki says “Every year we see Oliver rally around Daffodil Month and this year is no exception.”
Pest Management Plan available for viewing
Willow Beach housing on the radar again
Monday evening an open house was held by the developer for a new housing proposal at Willows Beach. A much reduced plan from an earlier proposal calls for 80 single properties, along with a public beach with walking paths and a lookout into a conservation area separating the developed area from sensitive wetlands and oxbows. This […]
What is a water hammer? See below
Those two pictures represent the water main break on Lakeside Drive, that contributed to the water hammer in the system and thus stirring up everything in the distribution system. With the break, it went up from 1000 to 1400 US gpm, then the pressure dropped 30 to 40 psi (so velocity increased but pressure dropped), then […]
Boil Water Order to last till Thursday
Here is an latest update for everyone from Town of Oliver – Water Utility: · Our on-call water operator took three in-house water samples from Friday to Sunday and found everything to be clear but still needs to send samples to an Analytical Lab to ensure everything is okay with the water. · We finished […]
Monday morning quarterback….
New school bus student off-load site at SOSS gets a try out at 8:15 am – Afternoon rush could be a bit more clogged on Spartan Street Town crews cleaned out Wolf Cub Creek over the weekend as rain swells the small water way that runs through eastern part of municipality near Hospital Large colourful […]