Arrest of Oliver Resident On February 15th Oliver RCMP were conducting pro-active patrols within the Town of Oliver. At approximately 11:00 am police  pulled over a suspicious vehicle with a burnt out taillight. Upon further investigation police arrested the driver, Jeremy Hargreaves, for Possession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine) and Fail to Comply with a Condition of […]

Long eared Owl – Delta Thank you Rob for all your contributions to ODN. Much interest in birding in this area.

If and when Oliver’s population hits 5000+ ……..major policing costs incur. 70 percent of those costs will be bourne by local tax-payers – something Osoyoos is about to do. Decisions:   Town of Oliver council adopted a plan on major police incident cost (a murder investigation is an example) – Councillors have adopted a policy […]

Some facts, a proposal, concerns of residents and a matter of getting all the ducks in order. Scott Linttell (Arbor Crest Development) wants the Town of Oliver to supply potable water to a 32 lot subdivision in the Regional District but not inside the boundaries of the former SOLID water district. The subdivision is 39 […]

Large format picture Thanks to the Hood’s for the supply of a balcony.

Greg Norton died Saturday after a wedding that the entire family attended in Mexico last weekend. ODN was informed of this from multiple sources Sunday but waited for family confirmation. We  have spoken to members of  his extended family and a number of his best friends  – with all shocked and saddened by the news. […]

Greg Norton, ALC Commissioner – Oliver Greg Norton was a fruit farmer in Oliver, BC since 1988. Active in his community, Norton was chair of the Agriculture Area Plan Committee Rural Oliver, chair of the Environmental Farm Plan Working Group, chair of the Agriculture Research and Development, chair of the Agriculture Environment Initiatives Board, and president […]