Oliver is a town near the south end of the

Okanagan Valley The Okanagan ( ), also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as the Okanagan Country, is a region in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. It is p ...

in the

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, Canada, with a population of nearly 5,000 people. It is located along the

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by Tuc-el-nuit Lake between

Osoyoos Osoyoos (, ) is the southernmost town in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia between Penticton and Omak. The town is north of the United States border with Washington state and is adjacent to the Osoyoos Indian reserve. The origin of the n ...

and

Okanagan Falls Okanagan Falls (also known as OK Falls) is a community located on the south end of Skaha Lake in British Columbia. History The community was founded in 1893 as Dogtown, which was derived from the name Dog Lake ("skaha" means "dog" in the Okanagan ...

, and is labelled as the Wine Capital of Canada by

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. It was once "The Home of the

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" as well as the "Home of the International Horseshow." The community of Oliver is made up of land governed by three different bodies: the Town of Oliver, the

Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is in southern British Columbia, adjacent to the U.S. state of Washington. It is bounded by Fraser Valley Regional District to the west, Thompson-Nicola Regional District and Regional District ...

and the

Osoyoos Indian Band The Osoyoos Indian Band is a First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the town of Oliver and Osoyoos in the Okanagan valley, approximately four kilometres (2½ miles) north of the Canada–United Sta ...

. Local industries include

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and

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production, agri-tourism,

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, ranching, golfing and recreation, retail and service trades. Some of the largest employers include Osoyoos Indian Band, School District #53, Interior Health and Okanagan Tree Fruit Cooperative.

Origin of name

Named after

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(1856–1927),

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. "Honest John" and his

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brought

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and settlement lots to the area with the

South Okanagan South Okanagan was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia beginning with the election of 1916. Following the 1975 election boundary revisions accompanied the riding's renaming to Okanagan South. The riding ...

Lands Project. The name of the area of this locality in the native

Okanagan language Okanagan, or Colville-Okanagan, or Nsyilxcən (n̓səl̓xcin̓, n̓syilxčn̓), is a Salish language which arose among the indigenous peoples of the southern Interior Plateau region based primarily in the Okanagan River Basin and the Columbia R ...

is ''N̓k̓mip''.

History

The people of the Syilx Okanagan Nation have lived in the South Okanagan for hundreds if not thousands of years and traditionally moved throughout their large territory to follow seasonal food resources. Many of their camps and village sites were on the shores of the lakes and glacial benches throughout the area. They relied on the

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, creeks and

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lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

s of the Southern Okanagan for their daily lives. The first encroachment from European immigrants came circa 1811, when

fur traders The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur. Since the establishment of a world fur market in the early modern period, furs of boreal, polar and cold temperate mammalian animals have been the mo ...

came to the area with the establishment of

Fort Okanagan Fort Okanogan (also spelled Fort Okanagan) was founded in 1811 on the confluence of the Okanogan River, Okanogan and Columbia Rivers as a fur trade outpost. Originally built for John Jacob Astor’s Pacific Fur Company, it was the first American- ...

(now in the US) and first explored the area for trade. In the 1880s, free gold-bearing quartz was found at Camp McKinney (east of Oliver) which became a busy gold mine, attracting miners and merchants, and boasting a public transportation system. Fairview (just west of Oliver) miners found gold and fueled the growth of a boomtown but it lasted just a few years and no remnants of the town survive today, other than a heritage marker. * Established in 1921, Oliver began as a settlement for unemployed veterans of the First World War as part of the Soldier Settlement Act of 1917. A gravity-fed canal was constructed to provide irrigation to the semi-arid area. * On January 30, 1919, the

South Okanagan Lands Project South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...

(SOLP) began work on the Intake Dam at the base of

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. Over the next eight years the 23 concrete-lined miles of the main canal were dug southward to the boundary. Eighteen and a half feet across the top, five feet deep and delivering 230 cubic feet per second, SOLP designed it to enable farmers to put nearly a foot of water per month on every acre of bottom land in the southern Valley. To get the canal from the east side of the Valley to the benches on the west, the “big siphon”—now concrete, but originally a -long wood-stave pipe of six and a half-foot-diameter—was constructed. It runs directly beneath the centre of Oliver. The office of the lands project now houses the town office and the building that housed the BC Police built circa 1924 stands today as the Oliver & District Museum. *A

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, Board of Trade, and the first official business (a general store) were established in 1921 and the BC government administered the area until 1945 when the

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was incorporated and a council elected. In 1990, the community's municipal incorporation was upgraded to town, its current status. *In 1922, electrical power was brought to Oliver by the

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Co. *In 1923, the

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(KVR) constructed a station in Oliver and rails to transport fruit north to Penticton. In 1931, it was leased to the

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. The last train went through Oliver in 1977. The building now sits slightly north of its original position and houses the Oliver Tourism Association and Visitor Centre. *In 1935, Oliver was featured in

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for the claim that none of the dogs in Oliver had fleas. *In 1990, Oliver held the

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for baking the world's largest cherry pie. *In 2002, on her

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Tour of Canada,

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gave the Royal assent that Oliver was the Wine Capital of Canada. *Located east of Oliver is Area 27 Motorsports Park, which is the first and only track over 2 miles in Canada west of Ontario. Oliver has been characterized by waves of migrants from different parts of the world. The first non-Indigenous settlers in the area, mostly war veterans and their families, came from the United Kingdom in the 1920s. This was followed by migration from Germany in the 1930s, and Hungarians in the 1940s and 1950s. Immigrants from

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arrived in Oliver starting in the 1950s, and soon owned most of the area wineries and orchards. The most recent migration has been of

Sikh Canadians Canadian Sikhs number nearly 800,000 people and account for 2.1% of Canada's population as of 2021, forming the country's fourth-largest and fastest-growing religious group. The largest Sikh populations in Canada are found in Ontario, followed ...

, many coming from the Lower Mainland and Calgary. As of 2017, Punjabi Sikhs own about 70 per cent of the area orchards and wineries.

Administration of water

* SOLP (1919–1964) South Okanagan Lands Project – established by the Province of BC 1921 and run by provincial government employees for over forty years. In the spring of 1964 the Oliver/Osoyoos Fruit Growers' Association was informed that the province was getting out of the irrigation business. * SOLID (1964–1989) South Okanagan Lands and Irrigation District – On June 25, 1964 the Fruit Growers' Association volunteered itself to be the cornerstone of the locally constituted South Okanagan Lands Irrigation District which operated the system until 1989. * Oliver Water (1989 to present) Town of Oliver – The water district was divided into two parts to be run by municipal governments. The Towns of Oliver and Osoyoos now deliver nineteen billion imperial gallons—nearly one hundred billion litres—to the Valley's parched soils annually. 1990 saw the election of Water Councillors in both communities—a first in BC.

Airport

* CAU3 Paved Hard Surface 3200 ft by 50 ft * Elevation: 1015 ft * VFR - Lighted strip * Owned by Town of Oliver Coordinates: * Lat 49-10.24 N * Lon 119-33.04 W * Home to Oliver Flying Club (terminal and hangars), Okanagan Kootenay Air Cadet Gliding Program, VMR Aviation, Transwest Helicopters, Oliver Fire Department, Oliver-Osoyoos Search and Rescue and Big Horn Squadron Royal Canadian Air Cadets

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Oliver had a population of 5,094 living in 2,312 of its 2,445 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 4,928. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. *Town of Oliver: 4928 *Regional District Area 'C': 3473 *Osoyoos Indian Band: 900

Ethnicity

Oliver has seen waves of immigration from the

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, and Southern Asia since non-Indigenous settlement began approximately 100 years ago. With the construction of an irrigation canal to encourage settlement at the behest of former premier

, the community was originally built for

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immigrants Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...

and

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s returning from the

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during the 1920s. Following the initial British migration wave were

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and

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

who first migrated to Oliver between the 1930s and 1950s, followed by

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immigrants between the 1950s and the 1970s, and finally Punjabi

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from the 1980s into the contemporary era. Today, Oliver's major communities – Indigenous, Portuguese, Caucasian, and Sikhs live in cultural and social silos, with little or no informal social interaction other than in schools, shopping centres and work places.

Language

According to the 2011 Census, 79.57% of Oliver's population have

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mother tongue A first language, native tongue, native language, mother tongue or L1 is the first language or dialect that a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period. In some countries, the term ''native language'' or ''mother tongu ...

; Punjabi is the

of 5.21% of the population, followed by

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(2.87%),

(2.55%), French (2.45%),

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(0.96%),

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

(0.74%), Hungarian (0.74%),

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

(0.53%), and

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(0.53%).Census Profile Oliver, T British Columbia http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5907014&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=oliver&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1

Religion

According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Oliver included: *

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(2,345 persons or 47.3%) *

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...

(2,145 persons or 43.2%) *

Sikhism Sikhism (), also known as Sikhi ( pa, ਸਿੱਖੀ ', , from pa, ਸਿੱਖ, lit=disciple', 'seeker', or 'learner, translit=Sikh, label=none),''Sikhism'' (commonly known as ''Sikhī'') originated from the word ''Sikh'', which comes fro ...

(375 persons or 7.6%) *

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...

(20 persons or 0.4%) *

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

(10 persons or 0.2%) *Other (60 persons or 1.2%)

Notable people

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, Admiral (Ret) Former Chief of Defense Staff, graduate of SOHS *

Laslo Babits Laslo Babits (April 17, 1958 in Oliver, British Columbia – June 12, 2013) was a male javelin thrower from Canada. He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los � ...

, Competed in javelin at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in 8th place. Graduate of SOSS *

Bill Barisoff Bill Barisoff is a former BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Born in Oliver, he was an MLA from 1996 until 2013, representing the districts of Okanagan-Boundary, Penticton-Okanagan Vall ...

, former Speaker of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly, graduate of SOSS *

George Bowering George Harry Bowering, (born December 1, 1935) is a prolific Canadian novelist, poet, historian, and biographer. He was the first Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate. He was born in Penticton, British Columbia, and raised in the nearby town o ...

, First Canadian Poet Laureate, graduate of SOHS * Patricia Smith Churchland,

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and

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, born in Oliver *

Ross Fitzpatrick David Ross Fitzpatrick (born February 4, 1933) was a Canadian Senator representing the Senatorial district of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia. Born in Kelowna, British Columbia, Fitzpatrick received a Bachelor of Commerce and Business Ad ...

, Canadian Senator (Okanagan-Similkameen), graduate of SOHS *

Cody Kearsley Cody Kearsley is a Canadian actor, best known for his portrayal of Moose Mason in the The CW, CW series ''Riverdale (2017 TV series), Riverdale'' and Turbo Pokaski in the Netflix series ''Daybreak (2019 TV series), Daybreak''. Career Kearsley ...

, actor, known for his role as

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in the popular CW series Riverdale, graduate of SOSS *

Corban Knight Corban Knight (born September 10, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was a fifth-round selection, 135th overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 20 ...

, ice hockey player for the

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Clarence Louie Clarence Louie is a Canadian First Nations leader and businessman. Louie has been the chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band in British Columbia's Okanagan for ten terms, the first beginning in 1985. He has been credited with contributing to the econo ...

, Chief of Osoyoos Indian Band, Order of BC *

Julie Skinner Julie Lynn Skinner ( Sutton, born April 23, 1968 in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired Canadian curler and Olympic medallist from Victoria, British Columbia. She received a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

, 2002 Bronze Medal at Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah (Kelly Law team) * Alison Smith, CBC TV anchor, graduate of SOSS *

Travis Turner Travis Turner (born May 9, 1987), also known as "Little T" or "T", is a Canadian actor and rapper. Early life Turner was born in the small town of Oliver, British Columbia, and finished high school in Alberta. He began his career at the age of ...

, actor, lead role in the 2011 film Marley & Me: The Puppy Years

Climate

Oliver has a

semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...

(

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) with hot, dry summers and cool winters. Annual snowfall is light, averaging just 18 inches (46 cm). Oliver is amongst the warmest communities in Canada with an average daily mean of 50.5 °F (10.3 °C).

References

External links

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