On the surface this brief commentary is about poles, signs, the need for cheap electricity, traffic, photography and anything else you might want to think about/rant on a gray day. I set out this morning to get a quality picture of the Communities in Bloom banners at either end of town. Almost impossible – their […]

Three events are highlighted in Oliver for Arts and Culture Week. Double ‘O’ Quilters Guild ~ 11th annual Quilt Show at the Oliver Community Centre Friday and Saturday April 15 and 16 Down Memory Lane with the Sage Valley Voices ~ Saturday and Sunday at the Oliver United Church $10 at the door – April 16 […]

First Album ‘In a Tree’  –  Murder of Crows Rock/Hard rock/Melodic Rock Members Derek Bryson – Lead guitar/ Vocals Steve Foster – Bass Benny Mercury – Drums Hometown Oliver BC Fixture at 7-11 Steve Foster off to Vancouver to seek his fortune as writer/rocker. Best of luck Steve.

Michelle Morisset Wine Country Quilters Market 38285 97th Street 250-498-5460 visit us at: www.winecountryquiltersmarket.com   Wine Country Quilters Market Invites you to its’ Third Annual Anniversary Sale   April 14, 15 and 16   Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.   50 Percent off Fabric/kits/books, and patterns now 70 percent off Reg. Fabric and kits 30 per cent off Notions 30 percent off Books and Patterns  30 […]

Over the next few weeks, Oliver residents will be invited to sign a petition to save Tuc-el-Nuit Elementary (TENS).  This action will help prevent the 2012/13 consolidation of 500 elementary children into one school—Oliver Elementary School (OES)—making it the largest school in the district, with possibly 100 students over the facilities designed capacity. The petition […]

Funding formulas, declining enrollment, anger at the possible closure of Tuc-el-Nuit Elementary – all part of the drama of a public meeting in Oliver Tuesday in which only one conclusion can be drawn. The fight is not over yet. About 100 people attended a forum at Park Drive Church sponsored by the Save Oliver Schools […]