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Oliver Oct 12, 2021 / 10:43 am
Oliver Town Council will be discussing final approval for borrowing $400,000 to bring in a new pumper truck for the fire department on Tuesday...
Oliver Jun 8, 2021 / 9:36 am
A heavy structure fire destroyed a home in Oliver on Monday, despite the homeowner and the fire departments' best efforts to try to save it....
Oliver Feb 6, 2021 / 10:48 am
One person was sent to the hospital after a fire engulfed their home and left them with severe burns on Thursday afternoon. The Oliver Fire Department...
Oliver Jan 15, 2021 / 3:37 pm
Oliver fire crews assisted with an unusual rescue Friday morning after a dog and a man became trapped in a wastewater treatment pond at the public...
Oliver Jun 20, 2020 / 2:55 pm
A grass fire in Oliver has been extinguished, after starting at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The fire, off Tucelnuit Dr north of the NkMip Canyon Desert...
Oliver Jun 24, 2020 / 1:55 pm
UPDATE: 1:55 p.m. The Oliver Fire Department has successfully doused a small grass fire north of Oliver Wednesday. Media relations officer Rob...
Oliver Feb 5, 2020 / 3:34 pm
Fire crews were called to the Okanagan Correctional Centre in the early hours of Wednesday morning to deal with flames inside a prison cell. Oliver...
Oliver Nov 30, 2019 / 8:08 pm
The Oliver Fire Department undertook some hands-on training Friday. Crews lit up their mobile home training unit for one last big, intense training...
Oliver Jan 14, 2020 / 4:00 pm
The Oliver Volunteer Fire Department is coming off its busiest year ever. Fire chief Bob Graham was before council Monday for a year-end report,...
Oliver Oct 12, 2024 / 4:00 am
The Town of Oliver has announced that they are searching for a new fire chief, as after eight years in the position, Bob Graham has shared that...
Christie Mtn. fire Aug 20, 2020 / 9:36 am
UPDATE: 9:35 a.m. Cooler weather today is expected to help in the fight against the Christie Mountain wildfire burning at the southern edge of...
Oliver Jan 20, 2024 / 5:42 pm
DriveBC and the Oliver Fire Department are reporting Highway 97 to be closed in both directions early Saturday evening. A vehicle incident that has...
Oliver Aug 7, 2024 / 5:16 pm
A man was recently handed a $1,150 fine after his illegal campfire spread to nearby grass in the Oliver area. Emergency crews responded to a grass...
Oliver/Hwy 97 Dec 24, 2024 / 4:49 pm
Oliver Fire Department crews are attending to a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 97 north of town. The crash is between Bettison Road and Park Rill. The...
Oliver Jul 22, 2024 / 4:46 pm
UPDATE 4:40 p.m. All three lightning-related spot fires in Oliver's Fairview area are now held or under control. The BC Wildfire Service has now...
Oliver Sep 24, 2024 / 4:34 pm
Local Oliver residents expressed concerned about a cat that had been stuck on a power pole for five days, before being rescued. On Tuesday morning,...
Oliver Jan 26, 2025 / 8:00 pm
Oliver firefighters were recognized for their service during an annual awards night on Saturday evening. In a social media post on Sunday, the Oliver...
Oliver Jul 24, 2024 / 2:32 pm
UPDATE 2:30 p.m. The driver in a motorcycle incident on Hwy 97 in Oliver is well known to police and was arrested following the accident which he fled...
Oliver Dec 3, 2024 / 6:00 pm
Oliver residents should not be alarmed at the sight of police convoys over the next two weeks, as the BC Sheriff Service trains in town. In a social...
Oliver Oct 30, 2024 / 11:32 am
A vehicle struck a pedestrian at Main Street and Fairview Road in Oliver Tuesday afternoon. Around 12:45 p.m., the Oliver Fire Department was called...
Oliver Nov 29, 2024 / 4:30 pm
Oliver will be filling the streets with holiday cheer during its afternoon and evening Community Light Up Celebration on Friday. From 4 p.m. to 8:30...
Oliver Nov 20, 2024 / 4:00 am
Oliver is getting bright with its Community Light Up Celebration set to sparkle next weekend. From 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 29, holiday...
Oliver Oct 3, 2024 / 1:00 pm
An Oliver driver who collided with a deer on Highway 97 was taken to hospital Wednesday morning. Around 6:30 a.m., the Oliver Fire Department...
Oliver Aug 22, 2024 / 4:55 pm
Fire crews were called out to Highway 97 and Road 9 though Oliver on Thursday afternoon, after a motorcycle clipped a vehicle and subsequently...
Oliver Sep 17, 2024 / 12:20 pm
Oliver firefighters responded to a single vehicle incident Monday afternoon, which resulted in the driver being transported to hospital. Between 3:30...
Oliver Aug 23, 2024 / 11:13 am
Crews with the Oliver Fire Department doused an unattended burn pile overnight. Firefighters were called at 12:20 a.m. Friday for a report of a brush...
Oliver Sep 23, 2024 / 4:00 am
Groups of grape and wine enthusiasts stomped it out at Oliver's Festival of the Grape over the three-day Wine Capital Weekend. On Sunday, the...
Oliver May 1, 2024 / 4:18 pm
A house on Harmony Crescent in Oliver caught fire twice within 24 hours this week, prompting involvement from the RCMP. In a social media post...
Oliver May 27, 2024 / 12:07 pm
Oliver firefighters battled a blaze at a home Sunday night, which sent large plumes of dark smoke into the air off Hwy 97. Around 8 p.m., the Oliver...
Oliver Jul 10, 2024 / 4:00 am
Those in the South Okanagan can enjoy the music of Chicago while simultaneously supporting the Oliver Volunteer Fire and Rescue Society this week. On...
Oliver Jun 2, 2024 / 2:11 pm
The Oliver Fire Department raised $1092.50 supporting Oliver’s student ambassador youth delegates’ trip to twin city Bandai, Japan this...
Oliver Apr 2, 2024 / 12:08 pm
The Oliver Fire Department is notifying residents about wildfire training, which will lead to an increased firefighting presence around the town on...
Oliver Jul 25, 2023 / 1:09 pm
In between blizzards, the Dairy Queen in Oliver faced a different kind of calamity on Monday night when a pickup truck drove over the curb, tore a...
Oliver Sep 25, 2023 / 3:45 pm
Sunday’s Festival of the Grape featured 47 wineries from the South Okanagan, and thousands of attendees looking to celebrate the fall harvest...
Oliver Jun 21, 2023 / 4:02 am
A single vehicle crash on Saturday morning in Oliver saw a 44-year-old driver from Penticton receive $874 in tickets after crashing into a post and...
Oliver Sep 16, 2023 / 11:00 am
Oliver has hired its first FireSmart coordinator, a position that acts as a liaison between FireSmart BC and the Town of Oliver to bring education and...
Oliver May 18, 2023 / 11:52 am
Firefighters were called at 3:13 a.m. to a travel trailer on fire while parked in the alley of the 600 block of Earle Crescent in Oliver. Three trucks...
Oliver May 9, 2023 / 3:26 pm
A cannabis shop owner in Oliver is pleading for help identifying the arsonists who set fire to his store last week. Security video from The Pot...
Oliver Jul 3, 2023 / 11:41 am
Canada Day saw one lucky driver escape with no injuries when his vehicle drifted off the road, downing a utility pole and ending up in the ditch. The...
Oliver May 15, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Oliver RCMP and the local fire department were called on the weekend to respond to a vehicle that had flipped over and crashed into cedar trees on...