New Oliver youth councillors welcomed onto council
Oliver Council welcomed its inaugural Youth Councillors into the fold earlier this week marking the first time Oliver youth have been represented directly on Council.
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Inappropriate behaviour leads to procedural amendments
Osoyoos council has amended its Council Procedure Bylaw (No. 1367) to enable it to continue to conduct business and “best serve the interests of the community” following unruly behaviour including defamatory statements at a number of council meetings in recent months that forced adjournments.
Council bogs down as fingers pointed over budget
A seemingly simple procedural item around the 2024 Osoyoos budget turned into finger pointing which then gave way to a degree of confusion during the Feb. 27 regular council meeting.
Council considers pavilion in Lion’s Park
Oliver Town Council is looking at Lion’s Park as the proposed location for a new community pavilion.
Oliver council helps Ukrainians settle here
Oliver town council has approved a $2,500 grant-in-aid to help displaced Ukrainians relocate to Oliver.
Traffic calming, transportation network on councils agenda
Oliver Town Council is awaiting cost estimates for various projects addressing traffic calming and active transportation networks that could be undertaken by Public Works.
Oliver discusses strategic priorities
Oliver residents have presented the powers that be with a lot of ideas as town council heads into its strategic priority session on Jan 6.
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Osoyoos signals support for gun range in park
Osoyoos has registered its support for keeping the town’s gun range at its current location as the proposed National Park Reserve process moves forward.
Oliver council promotes new app for residents
The Town of Oliver is spending approximately $5,000 of its COVID-19 restart funds to promote its mobile app. The newly developed app includes features allowing residents to access online services to view and receive property tax and utility bills.
Oliver council prepares for strategic planning
Oliver’s new town council will spend up to $7,000 to undertake strategic planning in the new year. That was the decision made during council’s inaugural meeting last week. The day-and-a-half exercise in January will help set the town’s priorities and budget for the four-year term. The money will be spent on hiring a consultant and booking a venue with ancillary costs.
Town of Oliver’s new council takes oath of office
The Town of Oliver’s new municipal council was officially sworn in Monday night. The inaugural meeting saw Terry Schafer and incumbents Petra Veintimilla, Dave Mattes and Aimee Grice take their oath of office, along with Mayor Martin Johansen and water councillors Rick Machial and Pinder Dhaliwal.
CAO updates and Okanagan remains mussel free
The following are news briefs from the Oct. 11 meeting of Osoyoos Town Council. In his monthly update, Rod Risling, Chief Administrative Officer for the Town noted that Corporate Services have been doing some work on short-term rental enforcement involving a few properties.
Town of Oliver joins rural health care network
By Lyonel Doherty, Times Chronicle The Town of Oliver has joined the BC Rural Health Network in...
Town of Oliver seeks grant for xeriscape garden
Town council has directed staff to apply for a grant to build a xeriscape demonstration garden adjacent to the Station Street plaza project.
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Highway banners on council chopping block
The practice of hanging fabric banners across Highway 3 at 85th Street to advertise popular Osoyoos events may be in jeopardy, as a recent report has deemed the current poles and cables used to suspend those banners unfit to meet provincial standards.
New service trucks coming to Oliver, Osoyoos
Oliver and Osoyoos both shored up their vehicle fleets recently, with Oliver awarding a contract for a service utility truck and Osoyoos agreeing to purchase a crane truck and a dump truck with snow and ice control equipment.
Councillor wants more housing, less ‘bland’ storefronts for Oliver
Oliver town council had no difficulty re-issuing a multiple family development permit that has spent two years on pause at their August 8 meeting, but another permit to update the facing of a Main Street business didn’t inspire such easy consensus.
In a ‘pickle’ over court fees
Osoyoos council will not be funding a September tournament that is currently in its planning stages, as they have turned down Desert Pickleball’s request to waive just over $2,000 in court fees.
D.O.A.’s Joe Keithley remains a man with a mission
The irony of the frontman of hardcore punk band D.O.A. becoming a respectable suit and tie wearing councillor for Greater Vancouver’s bedroom community of Burnaby is not lost on anyone, least of all Joe Keithley.
Not much interest shown in local task force
Town staff recommended council rescind its resolution to form the independent group of five Oliver residents to scrutinize what councillors are paid, comparing other municipalities.
Osoyoos mayor reflects on 2021 and the year ahead
Osoyoos Mayor Sue McKortoff reflects on the events of 2021 and what this year may hold in store.
Council eyes $10M town hall
The first glimpse of a possible new town hall was unveiled to town council last week, boasting three storeys and a $10 million price tag.
Osoyoos Indian Band gets Oliver’s support for new affordable housing development
The Osoyoos Indian Band received a letter from Town of Oliver council in support of a new...