With a “Yellow warning” for heat issued by Environment Canada this week and temperatures forecast to reach 37°C today (July 21) and 35°C Wednesday both Oliver and Osoyoos have opened their respective “cooling stations” for residents and visitors needing a respite from the heat.
Additional funding for a food-focused facility project in Oliver has been granted by the Regional District Okanagan Similkameen (RDOS) to cover extra cost amounts that have arisen.
With temperatures in the South Okanagan forecast to hit 37°C on Tuesday a “Yellow warning” for heat has been issued for the Interior including the Okanagan Valley, Fraser Canyon, South Thompson, Shuswap, Boundary, West Kootenay from Tuesday to early Friday (July 21-24).
The suspect in the death of one Okanagan Granfondo cyclist and the serious injury of two others in 2025 has been arrested by RCMP.
Some people spend their entire lives chasing one dream. Murray Jones and Fiona Duncan decided that wasn’t nearly difficult enough.
An emergency funding request for the Willowbrook Fire Department has been granted after it was discovered that incompatible positioning of infrastructure was causing improper refilling of their fire truck’s water supply.
The approach to procurement that the Town of Oliver takes is shifting focus towards being more transparent and ensuring all of the roles are better defined in the purchasing process.
Residents of the Southern Interior woke this morning to a blanket of smoke courtesy of wildfires burning out of control in Washington State.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has advised consumers that the Heavenly Spices brand of garlic powder is being recalled by Dollarama due to Bacillus cereus microbial contamination.
Another wildfire is burning east of Osoyoos at Haynes Creek, located about 4km north of the recently extinguished Regal Ridge wildfire near the Anarchist Mountain community.
Over the past two weeks British Columbians have revisited the deadly heat wave that smothered the province and most of western North American in 2021.
The Regal Ridge wildfire on Anarchist Mountain was declared “Under Control” by the BC Wildfire Service at noon on Tuesday, July 14, almost exactly 24 hours after its discovery and after substantial resources were directed at it ultimately containing it to 2.21 hectares in size.
An agreement between the Town of Osoyoos and the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) surrounding fire protection and firefighting services has been extended for another five-year term.
The Anarchist Mountain Fire Department has activated the South Okanagan Similkameen Task Force which brings available fire fighting resources from the South Okanagan to assist in fighting a wildfire on Anarchist Mountain.
Grant funding for the Town of Oliver continues to make steady progress, as Council recently got its first updates on grant profiles in over six months.
A new AI system has been approved for internal use within the Town of Oliver, with the goal of keeping things more organized.
Interior Health has advised that the emergency department at the South Okanagan General Hospital (SOGH) in Oliver will be temporarily closed from 5 p.m., Sunday, July 12 to 7 a.m. Monday, July 13, 2026.
The number of adult sc̓win (sockeye salmon) returning to spawn in Okanagan waters later this fall is expected to be low for the second consecutive year, as high temperatures and low water levels continue.
For years, 8323 Main Street in Osoyoos was home to O’Delights Asian Fusion Restaurant. So, imagine my surprise when I drove down Main Street and saw that the sign had changed and a brand new restaurant had opened in its place.
Campfires are now banned in the Kamloops Fire Centre – which includes the South Okanagan – effective from 12 noon on Friday July 10.
Bringing wells that have been disused in Oliver back into play to boost drinking water levels would be a complex process that may prove too inefficient to execute, the Town has found out.
A new approach to drought management is being taken by the Town of Oliver, with an eye on having more accurate, up-to-date indicators to better inform the Town of current water levels.
The Oliver RCMP have announced they will be conducting bike patrols this summer and the “International Hike and Bike Trail” safe for all users.