A 65 year old Oliver resident was evacuated from a mountainside overlooking Cawston BC Wednesday by a PENSAR heli rescue team. Randy Brown – SAR Manager advised that the Victoria Emergency Coordination Centre called PENSAR shortly after 2:00 P.M. when a 911 call requesting medical assistance from an injured hunter was received. The Oliver resident had […]

Assurance When I assure you of something, like I assure you that I did lock the door, I am telling you that I guarantee something. Assurance can be comforting. If I feel assured, about the door for instance, I needn’t squirm over it, or give it more thought, because it is all but certain. Tony […]

Automate Your Savings  We’ve all heard it before.  “Pay yourself first and save the rest”, and “Save 10% of everything you earn” but in reality we also know it sounds a whole lot easier than it actually is. As Canadians we have many admirable qualities, but the ability to save isn’t one of them.  In […]

Recent presentation of cheques made by Sage Valley Voices Community Choir to the Oliver United Church  and the Sumac Ladies Auxiliary. Donations made from proceeds from their 2018 SPRING CONCERT in support of local Community Outreach programs and Soup Kitchen. Sage Valley Voices Choir also gave thanks to the communities of Oliver and Osoyoos for their […]

The 100 Women Who Care – Oliver, Osoyoos, and OK Falls met Wednesday at the Osoyoos Golf Club and had the opportunity to hear from 3 local and very hardworking charities. Presentations were made by the Oliver Food Bank, the local search and rescue group,  and the Osoyoos Baptist Church. In the end the women voted. Oliver […]

To the Editor: As a Water Councillor, I found the recent decision by Town Council to only allow water councillors to participate at the Council table only when water matters are being discussed, very surprising. According to the Town Council and CAO the presence of water councillors could put the municipality in a “precarious position.” […]