The Oliver Branch of Valley First got into the Christmas Spirit during their annual branch Christmas Party by wearing Tacky Christmas Sweaters! From 9 am – 3 pm on December  these sweaters will be auctioned off with all the proceeds going to the Oliver Food Bank. Drop in and bid on one of the lovely sweaters […]

Wednesday is the first Christmas Edition 2014 – filled with Xmas Cards and seasonal photographs – a great day to say hello to your friends on Oliver Daily News. This feature will be repeated on Christmas Eve – next week – how time flies. Back to normal on Thursday – but this week is very […]

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Picture of Santa’s fire truck by John Chapman Route Schedule for: 12th anniversary Christmas Fire Truck – Cheer with Santa on a route near your home: Thursday – Wine name area – Meadows Drive around Lakeside Drive to Merlot covering  Zinfandel, Pinot, Chardonnay, Riesling, Garnay, Cabernet, parts of Mountainview. Friday  – […]

The Hornets got back into the win column last night as they played a very well balanced game. The team applied an intense man full court that Summerland could not handle, couple that with smart offense and the result is a 103-57 victory. The win pushed the SOSS record to 9-5 overall and 2-0 in […]

The federal government has lost its latest attempt to prevent medical marijuana patients from growing pot at home. New rules were introduced earlier this year that prohibited home growing and instead shifted production to commercial operations, but a group of patients is challenging that regime. Those patients won a court injunction earlier this year, allowing […]

Both Area C and the Town of Oliver face a budget increase when it comes to paying for regional governance but more importantly a rise in the cost of operating joint services. In 2014 – Town of Oliver budget at RDOS $988,168 Increasing to $ 1,073,018 in 2015 In 2014 Area C budget at RDOS $1,361,421 Increasing to […]