According to the Oliver Fire Department, an aerial attack has knocked the fire down with helicopters working on hot spots. Members who briefly left the immediate area to allow for the bombing with retardant are now going back to help contain the blaze that started at about 3 PM adjacent to the highway on the east side […]

Fire call about 3 o’clock requesting fire suppression near Vaseux Lake. Some confusion on location but that helped as both the OK Falls and Oliver Fire departments responding. Initial request from RCMP – first on the scene. Civilians fought the grass and tree fire for about 15 minutes trying to get control The two fire […]

New Collections Manager, Bryonie Mahé pictured on the job – just a couple of days in the new position at the Oliver Archives Building on Fairview Road. Bryonie grew up in Vancouver – worked and volunteered in museums, archives and libraries in BC and England. Her recent work experience includes the Museum of Vancouver, Sunshine […]

The BC government is going after an Osoyoos family under an act designed to recover the proceeds of crime. Civil Forfeiture Act CPT 29 (2005) In documents obtained by ODN – The director of the Civil Forfeiture Office in Victoria (Ministry of Justice) has launched a civil case to be heard in Kelowna for the […]

A weekend food drive – door to door has collected 4000 pounds of supplies for the Oliver Food Bank. Jim Ouellette says Oliver is a giving town and the amount donated has increased 1000 pounds over the level of last year. This past Saturday the BC Thanksgiving Food Drive (BCTFD) collected an estimated 352,588 pounds […]