Housing for healthcare professionals in Oliver has made an incremental but important step forward following meetings between the Oliver delegation and the Ministry of Health during the recent Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention in Vancouver.
Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the BC Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley, is calling on Premier Eby and the Minister of Housing to immediately adopt a provincial strategy for transitional housing needs.
Oliver Town Council has given the green light to two housing proposals to go to public hearing on March 27.
Oliver Town Council is undecided on relocating Town Hall to Main Street, but it still has its sights set on establishing affordable housing on the three lots in question.
Council approved a recommendation to install a speed reader on Meadows Drive near Heritage House to address safety concerns in the area.
Oliver Town council is considering a zoning amendment to allow the residential conversion of Oliver United Church.
A zoning and OCP amendment application for a Sawmill Road duplex proposal isn’t sitting well with some members of Oliver town council.
Read about resolutions affecting rural Oliver.
Local non-profit Desert Sun Counselling is sounding the alarm over the growing trend of food insecurity, precarious housing, and homelessness amongst seniors in Osoyoos and Oliver.
Premier David Eby’s housing affordability plan is being met with some enthusiasm, but a new study finds that seven out of 10 British Columbians think the current government is doing a poor or very poor job on inflation and housing affordability.
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.
Osoyoos Town Council considered not one, but three applications seeking rezoning to build housing ranging from a single-family dwelling up to a 40-unit townhome complex during a council meeting on May 10.
The “serious housing crisis” in the South Okanagan has prompted two agencies to join forces to address the problem.
The developer referred to neighbours’ concerns as a NIMBY syndrome – not in my backyard.
A rural Osoyoos vacation rental property which caused an outcry from neighbours is not getting a...
The Osoyoos Indian Band received a letter from Town of Oliver council in support of a new...
BC Housing is planning to build 46 new rental units for families and seniors in Oliver, the...