Two fire alarms, two fire trucks, two crews, two ladders – add up to real life fire practice at an older home south of Road 18 east of Highway 97. Not much smoke, hot cinders, firemen on the roof. All that on fire practice night in Oliver.

Photo by Russell Work. You will have to take the time to compare the two pictures ( one from the 30’s and the above)

Interior Health (IH) hosted a appreciation event Wednesday for volunteers from SOGH, McKinney Place and Sunnybank Centre. This includes IH volunteers as wel las the Sunnybank Centre Ladies Auxiliary, South Okanagan Healthcare Auxiliary and Desert Valley Hospice Society. There was a luncheon followed by a mock-auction –volunteers are given fun money with which to bid on items. Fun!. […]

What is the story here? As we told you last weekend all the funding is now in place for the new school and auditorium in Oliver. It will take a little bit more time but school officials sound upbeat about a completion in late 2013 and into the spring of 2014. First is the foundation of […]

The cast of Aladdin after our dress rehearsal, Tuesday afternoon. There is one more performance Thursday, 7:00 p.m., OES gymnasium (south entrance). Tickets are still available at OES office, OK Tire, and at the door. Photo and story submitted by Lori Martine

Photo submitted by Torrey Allen (last night on Mountainview Drive)

  OLIVER–The BC New Democrat candidate in Boundary-Similkameen is showing her motivation and determination by running for office – literally. Marji Basso, a two term Town Councillor for Oliver will be running a four-day 160km marathon across her constituency as a way to raise awareness of the diversity in her constituency, and to meet the […]