On Tuesday January 23rd Oliver RCMP received a report of a stolen F350 from the 300 block of Riesling Place in Oliver. The truck was stolen in the early morning hours between 1:00 am and 6:00 am. Oliver members conducted patrols and located the stolen vehicle parked at a residence in Oliver. A male was […]

Poll on ODN – number of participants: 210 – answers given 260 for those that picked two answers offered Article on National Park – new website page –  attracted how many comments: 64 I could be wrong but this indicates a huge interest in what exactly is happening. Statistically the 10 to 1 rule is […]

A disaster avoided Monday when a tanker hauling aviation fuel was involved in an accident with a tractor trailer and a car on Highway 3 east Manning Park. “It was miraculous that nobody was killed,” said Princeton RCMP Sergeant Barry Kennedy. “Aviation fuel is highly flammable and those trailers were full of it,” he said. “It […]

Dispatch time: 7:47pm Sunday Fire Department and EMS requested Osoyoos Fire Chief Ryan McCaskill says firefighters called to the East Indian Meat Shop at 10475 Highway 97 with crews arriving to find smoke billowing out of the building and loud crackling sounds emanating from inside. “ We were on the scene for about 3 minutes – […]

Overall project budget 1.26$ million for Station Street – Fairview Rd to Bank Avenue Work involved:  sewer upgrades, water lines, storm drains, sidewalks, curbing and paving. These cost are designed to be paid for out of a grant that has been applied for. The question of overhead vs buried wires for utilities was raised by Councillor […]

Councillors balked at any change on hotel plan – decision delayed until February 12. Hotel owner asked to reconsider the plan. What had been agreed to was a wood beam entrance but costs for it rose so the owner proposed a steel framed entrance at 2/3 the cost. Council of the Town of Oliver did […]

1 pm on Wednesday January 24th Press the link below General Budget