Took a drive this morning on some of my favourite roads – Sawmill being onel – horses, springs, ponds, high water – life. Saw that a friend had returned, saw that Riverside Garden Centre is open (check signs) Sure signs of spring – a renewal. Now we might want to stay closer to home for […]

March 20, 2020 The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy rose in the last 24 hours by 427 to 3,405, overtaking the total number of deaths so far registered in China The total number of infections in Italy has also risen to more than 41,000, Population of Italy  60 million Population of […]

Who said that every wish Would be heard and answered When wished on the morning star Somebody thought of that And someone believed it And look what it’s done so far What’s so amazing That keeps us star gazing What so we think we might see Someday we’ll find it That Rainbow Connection The lovers […]

Have you noticed that many bridges are now named – some surprises – Rd 7 bridge is now Tinhorn even though that dry creek is to the south of the canal crossing McIntrye Bridge at Gallagher Lake is so named but crosses Vaseux Creek (named on all provincial maps) Rd 18 is now BROWN* Bridge? […]

Time: 3:30 pm Thursday Location: farm location a bit inaccessible north of Rd 15. Oliver Fire Department first dispatched to what sounded like a structure fire at Rd 12. Firefighters driving by said the smoke seem to be coming from a burn pile (not allowed today) near the river channel. The location evident in the […]

Above: Stick League: Leo Rivera, Pearl Reid Luckily, the Oliver Curling Club was still able to get together last weekend to celebrate another awesome season at the annual Windup Dinner. We also celebrated our volunteers who made it all happen. This year was busier than ever with new leagues, new events and lots of new […]