The Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA) created a community excellence awards program to acknowledge those communities or regions which promote initiatives related to Environmental Sustainability, Social Responsibility, or Economic Development, and every year invites all local governments to share their accomplishments as a nomination for one of these categories. At SILGA, on April 25th, […]

Thank you to the people of Oliver, for allowing us to host an event that saw over 300+ firefighters from 70 departments in British Columbia, 3 departments from Alberta and 1 from Washington State come train, learn valuable skills and interact with fellow firefighters from our great province. We want to say thank you to […]

  By ROY WOOD Osoyoos is pushing ahead with subsidies for a 49-unit bunkhouse for hotel and restaurant workers despite concerns from town management that some excluded business owners may object. The project is the brainchild of local hospitality industry businesses struggling to find staff, partly because of the extreme difficulty workers face in finding […]

  By ROY WOOD Over objections from some nearby residents, Osoyoos council today endorsed the removal from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) of a small parcel already surrounded by residential development. The 3.24-acre rectangle, adjacent to Highway 97 between Oleander Drive and 32nd Avenue, is the last piece of ALR land within the town’s “Urban […]

Marieze Tarr, Executive Director – Desert Sun Counselling “Desert Sun has acquired the Sandalwood complex at 5823 Main Street in Oliver. 18 units used for social or low cost housing. As you know Sandalwood has been owned and  operated by Rick and Ruth Glover; and with the help of BC Housing, Desert Sun Counselling purchased […]