Enforcement riles residents

Some people are still holding a grudge against the Town of Oliver for changing their house numbers. But council says the battle is over and it’s time to comply with ...

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New postal franchise outlet concerns Town

A proposal by Canada Post to establish a new dealership outlet in Oliver isn’t sitting well with council or the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). The Town is sending ...

Park Place residents on McKinney Road are anxiously awaiting the results of an engineering report on some structural damage that could have resulted from past earthquakes in the Okanagan.

Park Place awaits report on structural damage

Strata owners at Park Place in Oliver are anxiously awaiting an engineer’s report to determine the cause of mysterious structural damage to the building. Strata secretary Stuart Syme said they ...

Newly elected MLA Linda Larson reacts with supporters during election day results on May 14. She is currently waiting to be officially sworn in before she starts representing Boundary-Similkameen constituents.

Larson waiting to be sworn in

Newly elected MLA Linda Larson anticipates representing her constituents in Victoria, but she’ll have to wait a little longer. “Until I’m sworn in (sometime in mid-June), I can’t act as ...

Jim and Donna Baldwin have turned their backyard into a mini oasis, complete with rock and cactus garden.

An oasis in the backyard

When Jim and Donna Baldwin moved into their house three and a half years ago from Chiliwack, their yard was nothing but dirt, rocks, and scrubby grass. After countless hours ...

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Grade 12 students get taste of law and order

If there’s one lesson Law 12 students in Oliver learned the most last week, it was simple – don’t find yourself in the local “drunk tank.” That’s what Sgt. Ken ...

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Rodeo action

The 75th annual Keremeos Elks Rodeo was a blast on the Victoria Day long weekend, with events such as bull riding, barrel racing and calf roping. Talk about rodeo fever.

FortisBC workers staged a one-hour walkout at the Oliver office last week as part of a “fair treatment” protest to encourage the company to renew their collective agreement with a market-competitive wage increase.

One-hour walkout

Rattlesnakes in the South Okanagan may bite if they are threatened or harassed. Use caution and common sense to avoid them.

Beware of rattlesnakes and their bite this season

Rattlesnake bites can be serious, and prevention is best.  Every year, about 2-3 people are bitten in BC.  Since the year 1900, two people have died as a result of ...

Here is St. Barbara’s Anglican Church as it appeared shortly after its opening in 1963.

Church celebrates 50th

St. Barbara’s Anglican Church in Okanagan Falls is celebrating its 50th anniversary on Sunday, May 26th exactly a half century to the day after its official opening in 1963. After ...