SOGH ER Closed overnight Saturday

 https://www.castanet.net/news/Oliver-Osoyoos/612256/ER-at-South-Okanagan-General-Hospital-closed-overnight-Saturday 

Season Passes

 

ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS LEFT to buy your Frozen rate Full Access Season Passes for winter 26/27!

Our biggest season pass sale ends on Monday, May 4th!

 

Full Access Season Pass Perks:

UNLIMITED skiing and riding every day of operation, all season long

10% off Retail, Rentals, and Snowschool.

TWO 50% off buddy passes available to use for a friend any day of the season.

Over $1000 worth of free lift tickets to other ski resorts.

Your Home through FireSmart Eyes

  

Chimney Cleaning

Top Hat now taking bookings for June 3rd and June 4th.

 

Heads Up - Emergency Alert System Test Coming Soon

 

Wow! Tom continues to impress!

I had a tour this morning, my first time through the inside of Tom's build. I've watched regularly from the clearing to today. Stumps and boulders moved without a machine. Lots of planning and quality work. The home feels much larger inside than it looks from the street.

Nature has interfered with Tom's construction schedule - soffits needed sooner rather than later.... Birds looking for a nesting spot have discovered the "giant birdhouse".

Opportunity to learn in Greenwood

 

Tick read from Castanet

https://www.castanet.net/news/World/610907/Tick-season-seems-to-be-off-to-a-fast-start-and-some-experts-worry-about-future-illnesses 

Housing for Doctors and Fairweather Lane

Two Chapparal Homes have been set up in Oliver to provide housing for Doctors. It is hoped that this will attract more out of town Doctors to cover shifts at the ER at SOGH.

I think the project is a great idea. "Eastside" Housing however stirs up the street naming issue I was unable to get consideration for when the Town last updated Street names.

Sunnybank, Sunningdale Estates, and the Doctor's housing all sit on what was my grandparent's orchard. The road along the southside was called "Fairweather Lane."

There was backlash from the community when many historical road names were removed. Some streets got two signs - the new 911 system, with the historical name underneath.

I made my case to the Council of the day, and it was dismissed.

My grandparents Victor and Beret Fairweather came to Oliver in 1921. They owned and operated the 11 acre orchard, and Oliver Hardware. They extended credit to people just getting started on local farms. Grandpa partnered with his brother Harry and others in the Oliver Sawmill.

Grandpa was one of the locals who was part of getting the first firehaul built in Oliver. My grandparents and other family members were part of the establishment of the Fairview Golf Course. Grandma and another lady hosted a tea to fundraise for the rock fireplace that was part of the original clubhouse.

So there is my rant of the day - it will always be Fairweather Lane to me.

FireSmart

Snow is patchy in the village now, and it won't be long before most properties are snow free and ready for FireSmart activities.

Two community volunteers are working diligently with various authorities to secure a new site for disposal of forest debris. 

I will be starting this week on alder and other debris around the daffodil bulbs that are pushing green now. My debris will go on a tarp on my property or in my utility trailer until we know where we can haul it.

I'll let you know, when I know.