Water levels remain healthy Water levels remain healthy in Oliver and council has no plans to impose water-use restrictions. But staff will prepare a water-restriction bylaw just in case it’s needed in the future. Director of public works Shawn Goodsell told council that town wells and the aquifers that feed them are at acceptable levels […]

It’s “back to the drawing board” for the RDOS after Oliver council on Monday rejected a request for approval of a regional economic development service. The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen has been asking all local jurisdictions to approve the establishment of the Regional District Economic Development Service, which would “operate the promotion of economic […]

By ROY WOOD Oliver council has delayed approval of the Meadows Drive modular home development to ensure they don’t end up creating a “trailer park.” Rather than give the rezoning bylaw third reading on Monday, council told staff to prepare a covenant that would compel the developer to meet criteria including: concrete foundations; diversity of […]

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It’s already Round 2 for this season’s Back Alley Concert Series at Oliver’s “Old Firehall”, with a whole new slew of guests and features. We’ve got Devon Coyote (www.devoncoyote.com) coming down from Kelowna to rock the stage, a band with a snarling, pure and powerful sound. Their animalistic drumming is provided by none other than […]

I was sorry to hear of the disappointing experiences that some people had at the carnival last weekend. The Family Days or Sunshine Festival is a great part of Oliver’s summer and everyone seems to appreciate what happens in our local parks. Thursday’s concert was rather down in attendance, but those that were there seemed […]