COVID-19 Outbreak at Okanagan Correctional Centre Three staff members of the Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC) in the Oliver area have tested positive for COVID-19. The individuals are in isolation at home and being supported by Interior Health as we perform contact tracing to identify anyone who may have been exposed to COVID-19. There is no […]

A second COVID-19 outbreak at Oliver’s Okanagan Correctional Centre.   Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry stated today the community outbreak at the high-security Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC) in Oliver staff members at the facility tested positive for the respiratory virus. This is the second outbreak at the facility. An investigation is proceeding to gain […]

Initial dig, installation and cover – by Mike Johnson and his crew. Son….. Leigh getting a shower from the man with the water gun Next week – work on the surface begins… This is Oliver’s new sani-dump – ready maybe for the fall.

To the south the election campaign is under way and the outcome has implications for us here in Canada. Before we get into that – let’s see where things are – in this eye blink of time. If it were based on popular vote for each candidate Biden would put the election to bed early […]

BC Transit, in alignment with TransLink and other transportation agencies, will be proceeding with mandatory use of face coverings on buses in BC Transit communities across the Province as of August 24. Accommodations will be permitted for children under the age of 5 and those that cannot wear a face covering for health reasons. We […]

More youth will soon have access to treatment in their communities, thanks to an investment that will more than double the number of treatment beds for youth struggling with addictions in B.C. “I’m incredibly proud that our government has invested in the single largest increase in youth treatment beds ever made in B.C., so more […]