Letter to the editor According to the Local Government Act, the School Act, and School District 53’s Trustee Election Bylaw #20, there were supposed to be two advanced polls. Because of this, the by-election could be declared invalid if an application is made to the BC Supreme Court because “the election was not conducted in […]
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Food Secure Oliver Forum informative
A Community Planning Forum for Food Secure Oliver is taking place today at the Oliver Community Centre. More than 30 people are attending the Forum. They are representing a variety of local groups, from the Food Bank, to business owners, to local growers. Funding for the project has been provided by the Community Food Action […]
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Snow ??
Warnings 9:19 AM PST Thursday 24 November 2016 Snowfall warning in effect for: Highway 3 – Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass A Pacific frontal system will bring snow to the mountain passes. Snowfall amounts near 10 cm are forecast for today. Heavier snow is expected tonight with an additional 15 cm possible. Snow is […]
Parks and Rec Society deals with Grant in Aid requests
They opened the new Oliver Community Weight Room with a ribbon-cutting Monday morning, then met as a Board for their monthly meeting Monday evening. Among the new business items the Oliver Parks and Recreation Society discussed, Grant in Aid Requests came from Oliver Alliance Church, 232 Bighorn Air Cadet Squadron, Oliver Curling Club, and Shopper’s […]
Kids – lots in poverty from single parent * homes
More than half of all children in B.C. living in single-family households are in poverty. That’s one of several findings contained in the 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card prepared by First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition. The report, using figures from 2014, says the poverty rate among children living in single-family households, is […]
Osoyoos man charged
On Wednesday November 23 at approximately 250 pm, Police received a report from a complainant stating that a family member had taken off in a vehicle and was impaired. The vehicle sped away on Hwy 97 at a high rate of speed. This resulted in two other police calls being generated by motorists that observed the vehicle […]