Daily Archives: May 1, 2012

Good value for ticket price – bring a friend bring a group

Link to website Celebrate this exciting time of year with 23 wineries of Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country. The inaugural Pig Out is an outdoor, tented affair set at Covert Farms with the latest releases and fan favourites from the Oliver … Continue reading

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Comments!

5000 comments in one year Interesting? Keep track of the comments section at bottom right. So popular we may have to find a special place for “Comments”

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Rest in peace Mrs. Mundel

Gisela Mundel November 6, 1915  - April 27, 2012   Gisela Helene Mundel passed away peacefully at Sunnybank, her much appreciated home of the past year, on Friday, April 27, 2012. She was ninety-six. In her own words, she was … Continue reading

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Gordon Kirby sends this one in

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Opening day

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Police report on Oliver fire

Oliver Detachment File On 2012-04-30 at approximately 23:18 Hours members of the Oliver Fire Department and Oliver RCMP responded to a report of a structure fire located at 6061 Kootenay Ave., in Oliver, BC. This building is a 13 unit … Continue reading

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Elvis – coming to a building near you

Adam Fitzpatrick (ELVIS) has won Pala’s Rockin’ Elvis Fest and so has qualified for the Ultimate Elvis Competition in Memphis in August. Adam is coming back to Oliver. He will be at the Oliver Elks Lodge #267 on May 5th, … Continue reading

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School report card from Fraser Institute

Elementary Schools Oliver (OES) 33 in grade 4 ranked 203/860 rating 7.2 up from 5.8 Osoyoos 42 in grade 4 ranked 222/860 rating 7.1 up from 6 Tucelnuit (TEN) 29 in grade 4 ranked 559/860 rating 5.2 down from 5.7 High School … Continue reading

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Fire Report – one firefighter injured

Time of call: 11:15pm Monday April 30th Location: 6061 Kootenay Street Oliver BC – multi-unit apartment building west of Field’s Store 22 men and 5 units of Oliver Fire Department dispatched First crew to leave at 5:30am and last crew … Continue reading

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Sawmill Rd residents unhappy about gravel crusher

Deborah Johnson lives in the 5700 block of Sawmill Rd right across the road from a nature preserve and wants the neighbourhood to stay quiet and peaceful. Johnson, a member of the custodial staff at School District #53 says the … Continue reading

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Hike for Hospice Pledge forms

Pledge form – press here and print off a copy Support the Desert Valley Hospice Society – Hike for Hospice

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Shaw to be awarded Honorary Fellow status at Okanagan College

Longtime Oliver resident Janet Shaw will receive Honorary Fellow status at the College’s Summer Convocation ceremony on June 28 at 6 p.m. in Kelowna. Shaw has deep roots in the South Okanagan as a post-secondary advocate, policy maker and devoted … Continue reading

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