Town Of Oliver

• Oliver outdoor pool to open after large water leak repaired

  The season-opening start was temporarily halted and the pool was drained as the source of the leak was investigated.

  Canada

  May 24, 2024
  
• Town of Oliver, B.C. accepting applications for annual goose cull

  Six applicants in Oliver will be given bylaw exemptions allowing the use of firearms on public land surrounding Tucelnuit Lake and the airport to control the goose population.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2022
  
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• Personnel battling Keremeos Creek wildfire camping at Oliver, B.C. airport

  A portion of the Oliver airport is a temporary home for the nearly 500 wildfire personnel battling the Keremeos Cree blaze.

  Fire

  Aug 9, 2022
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• Oliver town council to vote on urban goose cull

  The Town of Oliver began issuing permits to goose hunters in 2010, with the intention of reducing the number of urban geese near Tucelnuit Lake and the Oliver Airport.

  Environment

  Oct 12, 2021
• Nk’Mip Creek wildfire in South Okanagan now at 2,000 hectares

  The regional district says the state of local emergency will remain in force for seven days, until July 26 at midnight, unless it's revoked earlier.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2021
• Permanent irrigation water pipes on way near Oliver, B.C., 5 years after rockslide destroyed system

  'There was a real sense of panic and urgency,' Ron Hovanes, mayor of Oliver in 2016, said after the slide.

  Consumer

  Apr 9, 2021
• ‘It’s a huge concern’: Oliver mayor speaks out after rash of gun violence

  Oliver's mayor said the municipality is trying to reduce the workload for local Mounties so they can focus on fighting crime.

  Crime

  Jun 17, 2020
• Porta potties, bilingual signage, bylaw enforcement in Oliver to reduce risk of COVID-19 community outbreak

  Concerns have been growing as up to 1,500 out-of-province fruit pickers, many of whom hail from Quebec, are expected to arrive in the South Okanagan for harvest.

  Economy

  Apr 30, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Growing concern about possible influx of fruit pickers to Okanagan

  Roughly 3,000 out-of-province backpackers travel to the valley every year for short-term work in orchards, farms and fields.

  Economy

  Apr 15, 2020
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• Oliver to pay for temporary doctor housing near South Okanagan General Hospital

  In late February, the towns of Oliver and Osoyoos received a letter from medical providers in the South Okanagan requesting housing for locum doctors.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2019