Firearms were seized and four people were arrested at a Penticton motel Tuesday in an ongoing investigation by the local RCMP detachment’s TE unit. Several uniformed officers, along with plain clothes officers and a police service dog reportedly moved in on the motel on Tuesday as a the group arrived in a pickup truck. Two […]
by John Kiss
Sixty Years Ago There were apple orchards from the US Border to Vernon. These orchards had only 40 trees per acre planted in perfectly straight rows 40 feet apart in every direction. These apple trees were giants. They had to use 20 foot long orchard ladders to prune, thin and pick the apples from them. […]
SOSS report – back to school after a snowy break
“Finding Beauty- Life in a Small Town” Show Location: Leza Macdonald Art Gallery Beyond Bliss January 18th from 6 pm – 8 pm Admission is free The senior photography students of SOSS toured as a class around Oliver, taking unique photos of structures, alleys, and objects. The goal was to create a show that told […]
Food Security Plan – final report
FOOD SECURE OLIVER PLAN Oliver is seeking input from people and organizations across greater Oliver to provide feedback to the draft Food Secure Oliver Plan. The Food Secure Oliver Plan encompasses an approach that looks at the overall local food system and contains five levels of information: the vision, goals, strategies, objectives, and ideas. It’s […]
Fire chief's term extended for one year
Town of Oliver – council has approved a one year term extension (2018) for the present Fire Chief Bob Graham. Mayor Ron Hovanes told council and Eastlink Cable community live Monday that the staff will be conducting a review of just how the local fire department is administered and the role that council should play in selecting and […]
Update on SOGH – Emergency Department upgrade
Interior Health says a high priority project can be completed in Oliver in 2018 if all funding can be improved. The project is now listed on a budget at $970 thousand with local funding $388 thousand – secondary projects for SOGH include some new flooring budget 95 thousand and a bulk oxygen system at 58 […]
by Herb Moore
The Good Old Days? We were all packed up and ready to go. We consisted of my mother and dad, and two older sisters. Our transport was a hay wagon drawn by a team of horses. Tied to the back of the wagon were my older brother’s saddle horse and a Guernsey milk cow. […]
First Oliver Scouts get home for storage and equipment
Town of Oliver has authorized a MOU with the First Oliver Scouts and Cubs to have dedicated and secure storage space for a C – container, equipment trailer and fuel ( propane and other lights fuels) for camping excursions. There is no cost for the land in question to the west of the Air Cadet Hangar. The […]