By ROY WOOD Oliver council will explore what other municipalities are doing before it reacts to a federal budget move that will see the tax exemption for one-third of their compensation eliminated. Under federal law, federal, provincial and municipal elected officials have been entitled to pay no tax on up to one-third of their pay […]

 By ROY WOOD Oliver taxpayers will see their annual waste collection bills jump by five dollars a year for seven years following a recalculation presented to town council Tuesday. A divided council voted to stick with an earlier decision to switch to a cart-based garbage and recycling system despite revelations from chief financial officer Devon […]

and what year was this ?

A motion to reconsider such a regional facility did not see the light of day at Tuesday’s District of Summerland council meeting. The matter – defeated earlier – brought back by Mayor Peter Waterman. He was joined by fellow RDOS Director Toni Boot but that support failed to garner support from 5 other councillors. The […]

April 2011 Is she still watching us? Who is she?  

While in England, went to a Remembrance service on Castle Crag, a mountain in The English Lake District, the memorial is for the war dead from the first war from the local area. Well over 100 people were in attendance, mostly of the grey hair variety.Also note the nice sunny day, almost like a summer […]

Thursday November 16th Oliver Legion Hall Time: 6:30 to 9:00 PM Sponsors: SO Chamber of Commerce Oliver Daily News will provide same day coverage with a team:  reporter and photographer.

By ROY WOOD In the last of a four-part series, ODN interviews Dave Mattes and Peter McKenna, candidates in the December 2 by-election to fill a spot on Oliver council. Sunday: Aimee Grice and Patrick Hampson Monday: Charles Pollard and Lutz Stelzner Yesterday: Susan Kosola and Donald Lawlor The answers have been edited for length […]