We will be attempting to get to as many events this weekend as possible. Hope to see you out and about. Best Bloomin’ Plant Sale at the Archives Building on 350th – starts at 9 a.m. and goes to noon Joe Dixon’s Triathlon is on Sunday – Rotary Beach area will be closed to traffic […]
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Well known Osoyoos resident dies suddenly
Greg Tweedy Sep 19, 1951 – May 10, 2011 On Tuesday May 10, 2011, Gregory Allan (Greg) Tweedy of Osoyoos passed away unexpectedly of an aortic aneurysm on route to hospital. Born in Princeton, Greg’s family moved to Osoyoos when he was a young child. He lived his whole life in Osoyoos. After working for […]
Young faces of the Oliver Fire Department
Training for dangerous work
Last weekend the Oliver Fire Department had a rescue weekend and brought in KGC Rescue from Vancouver Island to instruct us on Swiftwater Rescue Awareness, Low Angle Rope Rescue and Auto Extrication. The attached picture is from the Swiftwater Rescue portion of the weekend, I believe the Oliver Daily News managed to get a few […]
Vandals – senseless action
Not sure where to send pics of damage to Oliver Mini Mall. I thought this was a good place to start. Many mornings over the past 5 years when we arrive at the Bakery in the early am, we are forced to upright all the sandwich boards, repair ripped out flowers and sweep up dirt […]
May 31st deadline – Garden contest
2nd annual Best Bloomin’ Garden Contest is looking for entries. This is one of the main Communities in Bloom events in Oliver for 2011. Deadline is May 31st for entries. Here is the form. Garden looking sad and brown? Take a photo! Take several. Ugly yard? Capture it on film! (Visit OK Photo for some […]
Town crews take action
In a media release this morning Town of Oliver Director of Operations Shawn Goodsell says crews are taking preventative action to assist with possible flooding in the Oliver Community Park area adjacent to Wolfcub Creek. Map shows where action taken in last 24 hours. “We had some breach of the banks in a couple areas with Wolf […]
Sandbagging – creek rises
Here are some pictures from this morning near the Community Centre – showing sandbagging and the rising Wolfcub Creek flowing into a bloated Okanagan River. Cool temperatures in the hills are preventing a massive amount of water coming down the creeks to the valley bottom. The potential of some flooding is real. If Wolfcub Creek […]