OCHNVISGUIDE

Oliver and Area

Visitor’s Guide

Come sniff, sip and savour everything Oliver has to offer in British Columbia’s South Okanagan paradise

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A Desert Gem...

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elcome to Oliver where the peaches are sweet, the wine is stellar and the locals are as warm as the sunshine. We invite you to book a tee time, spot a rare bird, taste our finest vintages, compete in a race or tan poolside and enjoy the serenity of a small town.

The town of Oliver is tangible proof that dreams come true and the efforts of one person can make a difference in the world. Oliver is the northernmost tip of the Great Basin Desert stretching all the way from Mexico. Former B.C. Premier John Oliver had a vision of a place where returning WWII vets could make a fresh start with their own piece of earth. The expansive irrigation system he brought to reality combined with fertile land and the hospitable desert climate have resulted in a prolific area for producing high quality grapes, tree fruits and ground crops.

Oliver boasts two world-class golf courses and more than 27 wineries. We are within easy proximity to dozens more wineries, several golf courses, beaches and parks. Outdoor enthusiasts can snag a trout at one of our scenic lakes, take a long bike ride or hike highlands, lowlands and grasslands.

Enjoy a great meal at one of our excellent restaurants and a good night’s rest at one of our motels, B&Bs or campgrounds.

During your visit enjoy our shops, fruit stands and marvel at our diverse landscapes.

Thanks for coming. We’re happy you’re here.

Cover photography by Russell Work.

Writer and photos by Shelle Tipman and the Oliver Chronicle.

Design and production by Shawn Wernig Produced by the Oliver Chronicle © Chronicle Newspaper Corp. 2010

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From blossoms to fruit in the South Okanagan FRUIT Apricots Cherries Peaches Pears Plums Apples Grapes

BLOSSOM April 7 - April 30 April 15 - May 10 April 15 - May 10 April 20 - May 16 April 20 - May 16 April 25 - May 20 June 1 - 20

RIPENING July 15 - Aug. 10 June 25 - July 20 July 30 - Sept. 1 Aug. 15 - Sept. 15 Sept. 1 - 20 Aug. 1 - Oct. 10 Sept. 5 - Oct. 10

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Over 60 Stores & Services!

here’s no end to opportunities for fun on an Okanagan holiday whether you are looking for family activities, outdoor adventure or just a little bronzing action on the beach.

Oliver is central to more than 27 wineries. Many offer winetasting and tours of their operations. Visit your favourite or discover a new favourite at one of our smaller estate wineries. Relax on a patio and enjoy wine with bread and cheese and other small treats at some wineries or even take in an art show. Tinhorn Creek runs a concert series and a Shakespeare festival – it’s tough to get last-minute tickets so pre-plan if this is on your must-do list.

The Okanagan is more than just the sum of its vineyards.

Many travelers come with fruit in mind. U-Pick opportunities for peaches, apples, cherries, pears, plums, apricots, berries as well as ground crops including peppers, beets, onions, tomatoes, beans, eggplant, spices and garlic. Look for signs along the highway, the farms are too numerous to mention.

When the heat hangs heavy it’s best not to fight it, just join in the fun at the Oliver outdoor pool or at Tuc-el-Nuit beach. If you choose to take a float down the river along the Hike and Bike Trail you’ll definitely stay cool. The outdoor water park in Oliver is great fun for the kids and provides shaded picnic tables and grassy spaces for parents.

Take a walk on Oliver’s jewel, the Hike and Bike Path, as it winds along the river past ranches and vineyards. Keep your eyes open, this is a great area to see wildflowers, quail, ducks, the odd owl or eagle and variety of water birds.Take a longer hike and explore the hills. Maps are available at the Visitors Centre.

Enjoy our lakes, go boating, fishing or just floating around.

Play tennis at the park. Have lunch on an outdoor patio. Drive up to Vaseux Lake and have a picnic at the campground.

Music in the Park takes place every Thursday evening in July and August showcasing local musicians.

If you love wine, sun, art, great food, and being outdoors we have something for you. Why not stay for a while and enjoy the fruits of our desert oasis. We love it here and we know you will too.

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9151 350th Ave Phone: 250-498-3388 In Oliver Place Mall Phone: 250-498-3663

We’re holding your tee time

NK’Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course

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f the sun is shining (and it does about 2000 hours a year in Oliver), it’s a good day to pick up a set of clubs. The South Okanagan comfortably boasts the longest playing season in B.C. just short of Vancouver Island. Golfers pining for their day on the links will find a tee time from March to November.

Oliver is fortunate to have not one but two excellent golf resorts on its roster, each offering a unique perspective of local terrain.

Nk’Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course is a championship 18hole course owned and operated by the Osoyoos Indian Band.

Nk’Mip translating loosely to “flat bottom land at the mouth of the creek or river.” It is designed for all levels of player ability and offers more narrow fairways, amazing vistas and unexpected elements to add challenge.

The clubhouse offers a stunning display of artistry in architecture and houses their pro shop and restaurant.

Canyon Restaurant at Nk’Mip was voted Best New Restaurant and Restaurant with the Best View by Okanagan Life Magazine in 2009. It has an expansive patio offering panoramic views and great meals to diners, well deserving of the moniker ‘Best”.

Fairview Mountain Golf Club cloaks 160 acres of mountainside overlooking fertile vineyards and orchards. It is a par 72 course with wide and fast fairways and its fair share of elevation changes. This challenging and memorable golf course was designed by renowned Les Furber.

The dining room at Fairview Mountain offers excellence in ambiance and food. It offers both fine dining and casual meal choices and inside or patio dining with spectacular views no matter which side of the restaurant you are seated.

1-800-656-5755 250-498-2880

www.nkmipcanyon.com

1km north of Oliver’s town centre 37041 - 71 St., Oliver

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Downtown Shopping

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Treasure Cellar

Oliver’s Creative Supply Centre Art Supplies Fancy Paper

Beading Supplies Yarn

JEWELRY DESIGNS

by Lauralee 35818 - 97th St., Oliver, BC

250-498-3771

Large selection of First Nations & Métis Art & Crafts

isitors will want to set aside at least half a day to visit Oliver’s pretty little main street lined with hanging baskets and flowerpots that burst with colour throughout the spring and summer.

Let Mo at Beyond Bliss show you the latest in handbags and fashion jewelry.

A stop at Alberto’s Home Decorating Centre is sure to net something for the person who has it all. Alberto’s was voted Best Home Accessories in the South Okanagan by Okanagan Life Magazine readers for good reason.

Lauralee offers a variety of crafting supplies and beading and jewelry making lessons. A little further on you will find Handworks Gallery featuring local and regional B.C. artists, pottery, painting, glassware and more. Quilters will find yards to peruse at Miss Molly’s Quilt Shop and at Wine Country Quilters Market just outside town off Highway 97.

Have your photos printed at OK Photo Lab while you check out a movie rental at Sundance Video or Pik A Flik. And, don’t miss the shops in the mini-mall at the end of main street behind Sizzling Rice.

Pick up necessities at SuperValu or Buy Low. The Bargain Store and Dollar Store located in the mall and Field’s on main street are great places to find what you need. Shoppers Drugmart is located in the Oliver Place Mall and has a second location near the waterpark.

Grab your beach toys and floats for the river at Home Hardware.

Once you have-it-all, don’t forget to stop at one of main street’s relaxing sun-bathed patios for a glass of wine, an icy drink or a snack and watch the world go by.

Now that’s a holiday.

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Five local favourites

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If you have a craving for something sweet, soft and ever so slightly sticky then head over to the Oliver Bakery for their popular six ounce apple fritters.

They are big enough to split three ways but one bite and you won’t want to share. Baker Wayne Jones bakes and sells four to six dozen a day but don’t leave it too late in the afternoon to stop by.

You won’t get a better donut anywhere. Also notable at the Oliver Bakery are its pastries, breads and excellent light breakfast and lunches.

If you are looking for a good read to take down to the beach or poolside check out the Oliver Used Bookstore at 34848 97th Street (South end of main street). The store is run by the Southern Okanagan Association for Integrated Community Living and offers a selection of used books at seriously bargain prices (fifty cents to a dollar).

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Music Bingo is a popular draw at Murphy’s Pub on Tuesday nights and is usually accompanied by an awesome dinner special and small prizes to make winning fun.You’ll have loads of laughs and may just surprise yourself with how many songs you remember.

If you haven’t sat in a big traditional small town theatre, Oliver has a treat for you. Check out the flicks on the big screen at the Oliver Theatre built in 1947. Foreign film nights are all the rage in town Wednesdays, January through March and generally fill the theatre to its 302 seat capacity. Top the night off with movie popcorn served the oldfashioned(and the best) way with real butter.

Tuc-el-Nuit beach is located off the beaten track and right in town on, you guessed it, Tuc-el-Nuit Lake. It’s a great family beach complete with a sandy swimming area, a playground and picnic tables.

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From mine town, to wine town

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egend has it that Oliver credits its existence to a pair of footloose prospectors who made the original discovery of gold in the area in 1869.

From humble beginnings developed the mining community of Fair view on the benches above Oliver, in its time one of B.C.s largest towns.

As the gold rush waned so did the town of Fairview with a new townsite being established where Oliver now stands.

In the background orchards and a ranching industry were flourishing in its fledgling stages.

Jesuit Father Pandosy of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate thought he might try planting some fruit trees at his Okanagan Mission in 1863. When local families saw the trees flourish they also planted small stands and by 1890 the Okanagan’s potential for orchards was clear.

In 1918 directed by the vision of then Liberal Premier Honest John Oliver the provincial

government purchased 22,000 acres of land in the South Okanagan to construct a 25-mile long irrigation system, known to the locals as the Ditch. It was Oliver’s vision to give returning World War II servicemen something to come home to. Servicemen gratefully took on the five to 10 acre plots and relaxed payment plan and built a community that would last.

John Oliver and his dream were honoured with his name on the town.

The population of Oliver grew from 500 in 1921 to 1800 in 1932 and developed a bustling industry in cantaloupes, cucumbers, tomatoes and fruit at one time boasting itself to be Cantaloupe Capital of Canada. Those five and 10-acre plots continue to burst with fruit blossoms in the spring manifesting the sweetest peaches and apricots, juicy cherries and plums and apples. Ground crops flourish as does a maturing wine industry that allows Oliver to moniker itself Wine Capital of Canada.

Your window into our History

Photos Courtesy of Oliver and District Heritage Society

Men at Tent Camp: South Okanagan Lands Project.

Date: ca. 1924

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The “Overhang” at Vaseux Lake, North of Oliver.

Date: ca.1920s

Archives

9726 350 Ave. (250) 498-4027 www.oliverarchives.ca

Museum

9728 356 Ave. (250) 498-0490 www.olivermuseum.ca

Claim to fame

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liver not only claims the title of Wine Capital of Canada, it also remains undefeated in the Guinness World Record for producing the world’s largest cherry pie. The Oliver Rotary Club and helpers baked the 17.11 tonne pie (37,721 pounds) on July 14, 1990 sticking a fork in the previous record held by Chef Pierre Bakeries of Traverse City, MI at 28,350 pounds.

All the ingredients and labour were donated by Oliver locals. The technical detail of designing and creating the world’s most gigantic

pie pan was admirably met by local Ernie Rotheisler. He built it in two sections that were welded together on site at the park over top of a dug-in propane cooker. A make-shift oven was then constructed over the cooker. The local baker provided dough and volunteers began rolling it out in squares at 3 am. By 10 am the dough was laid and 96 45-gallon drums of cherry pie filling were poured in. After several hours of baking it was time for the community to have its pie and eat it too after successfully capturing the prize of a world record.

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Things to do South Okanagan Wineries

Enjoy million dollar views at many of our wineries where they offer a selfserve deli (sliced meats, cheeses, pates and fresh breads etc) You can also pack your own picnic/lunch and enjoy it on their patio, gardens or vineyard. For more information see the Oliver Visitor’s Centre.

Farmer’s Market

The Oliver Famer’s Market is the perfect setting for a Saturday morning constitutional. There’s nothing more enjoyable than a sunny morning stroll to Lion’s Park to visit kiosks selling arts and crafts, moist home-baked cookies, fresh picked fruit in-season and home-harvested honey that offers no comparison.

The market is fully accessible thanks to a new hard-packed pathway that provides a solid surface for scooters, walkers and strollers.

The market runs June to October from 8:30 am to 12:30 p.m. at Lion‘s Park. Parking is available at the Visitors Centre or in the parking lot off Highway 97 adjacent to the park.

Oliver’s Picnic Spots

Whether you are wine touring or bike riding in Oliver, enjoy lunch al fresco at Lion’s Park, Kinsmen Water Park, Oliver Community Park, Rotary Beach Park on Tuc-el-Nuit Lake. Portable BBQs are permitted at all parks. Maps are available at The Oliver Visitor Centre.

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Wineries of the South Okanagan

1-Blasted Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parson’s Rd . . . . . . . . . Okanagan Falls 2-Wild Goose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sunvalley Way . . . . . . . Okanagan Falls 3-Stag’s Hollow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sunvalley Way . . . . . . . Okanagan Falls 4-Blue Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Allendale Rd . . . . . . . . Okanagan Falls 5- Noble Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2320 Oliver Ranch Rd . Okanagan Falls 6-Hawthorne Mountain. . . . . . . . . . .Green Lake Rd . . . . . . . Okanagan Falls 7-Jackson Triggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38691 Hwy 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 8-Dunham & Froese . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Secrest Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 9-Fairview Cellars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13147 334th Ave . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 10-Tinhorn Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rd #7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 11-Gehringer Brothers . . . . . . . . . . .Rd #8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 12-Hester Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rd #8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 13-Inniskillin Okanagan . . . . . . . . . .Rd #11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 14-Antelope Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rd #13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 15-Road 13 Winery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rd #13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 16-Golden Beaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29690 Hwy 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 17-Orchard Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23404 Hwy 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 18-Quinta Ferreira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Black Sage Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 19-La Vieux Pin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Black Sage Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 20-Oliver Twist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rd #9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 21-Stoneboat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orchard Grove Lane . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 22-Silver Sage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rd #9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 23-Black Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Black Sage Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 24-Desert Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Black Sage Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 25-Burrowing Owl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Black Sage Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 26-Nk’Mip Cellars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1400 Rancher Creek Rd . . . . . Osoyoos 27-Twisted Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3628 Hwy 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Osoyoos 28-Cassini Cellars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32056-97th St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 29-Chandra Estate Winery . . . . . . . .33264-121 St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver 30-Rustico Farm & Estate Winery . . .31238-123 St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver

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“The Wine Capital of Canada”

Features over 27 wineries within easy driving distance. See our wine map on page 13 to plan your tour.

Food and monetary donations accepted at Valley First, Oliver Place Mall or online at www.feedthevalley.ca.

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e Mall Has It All!

2 locations to serve you better 9151 350th Ave Phone: 250-498-3388 In Oliver Place Mall Phone: 250-498-3663

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“A View To Call Home�

Serviced Acreages starting at $149,000 Regal Ridge was designed with privacy in mind to include 2-3 acre lots amongst natural surroundings, protected wildlife habitat, and stunning vistas. Regal Ridge is located just east of the beautiful town of Osoyoos, BC. This area has the warmest climate in all of Canada and is home to many wineries.

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Pamper yourself

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olidays are about relaxing and there’s no tension a hot rock massage or a good pedicure won’t rub away. Whether you are looking for a 30 minute upper back massage or a full chemical peel followed up by a mud body wrap, Oliver has a service provider for you.

Athina’s Day Spa is located in a 2000 sq ft heritage house built in 1952 right on Hwy 97. It offers a wide variety of services and packages including hand and foot care, nails, skin care, makeup and more. How does one resist body treatments called Blueberry Bliss and Lavender Escape?

Beyond Bliss is a great little shop in the downtown area of Oliver. It incorporates Beyond Bliss Esthetics, Beyond Bliss Electrolysis and a great little store featuring purses, jewelry, cosmetics and accessories and giftware.

Sunset Salon is another favourite local spot offering esthetics.

Rowanberry Health & Healing Centre in the mini mall offers therapeutic massage in a peaceful setting.

Local therapists offer both therapeutic and relaxation massage, crainiosacroal massage, hot stone massage, Reiki, reflexology treatments, or a tempting exfoliating salt-glow treatment.

Feel like a new person now that you’re all relaxed? Well why not look like one. Oliver has a variety of hair, beauty and tanning salons that will make you feel and look like a million bucks including, Innervisions, Hair Friends, Sundance HairCare, Nu Beginnings, Sunset Salon and Uptown Beauty Studio.

Heading to Osoyoos? Visit Walnut Beach Resort for some down-time in their workout studio or take in a steam and sauna followed by a relaxing massage. Then check out their private beach.

Have a great visit to Oliver and here’s a toast to hoping your hardest decision today will be relaxation, deep tissue, Swedish or hot stone.

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SmallOliver - NOT! 48 things for kids to do in Oliver Boy Scouts Cadets Church youth groups Oliver Youth Centre Boys & Girls Club Kiwanis Park Swimming pool Baseball Skateboard park Oliver Theatre Hockey Figure skating Curling Hike & Bike path Tube the Okanagan river Tennis Parks and Recreation dept

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Weight rooms Thrift shops Pizza Movie rental stores Horseback riding Hiking Camping Soccer Fishing Jobs Live theatre Concerts Library Festivals “Youth Ambassadors” Rollerblading Swimming

Water park Canoeing Beaches Kayaking Playgrounds Family Restaurants Drag races Motorbike shows “Family Days” Car shows Community Gardens Strong Start Dog parks Fireworks ...and like any small town, they always want to come back.

Eating Out

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hey say man can not live on Hwy 97. wine alone. Or golf. Or fishing, For a hearty meal in a comfortU-Pic, beaches, bike riding or able atmosphere visit Savvio’s family music in the park. Therefore, Oliver restaurant. A feta lover’s paradise. invites visitors to join us for a meal at Refuel your stomach and your one of our excellent restaurants. spirit with Greek specialties, steak or For breakfast make your way to seafood.

Crucettis family restaurant in the Both golf courses offer excellent Oliver Place Mall. For lunch or takedining, gorgeous patios and friendly along, Cantaloupe Annie’s,, recipient servers. Many local wineries offer a of more “Best of” awards than we glass of wine with cheeses, breads have room to list, provides absolute- and other decadent appetizers or ly delicious fare. Pick up any meats lunch and dinner inside or out. and cheeses to go.Try out Sinbad’s To make a more formal toast to Café for fish and chips and other the end of your perfect day visit nautical fare. Great for families for The Sonora Room at the Burrowlunch or dinner is the Firehall Bistro. ing Owl Estate Winery for lunch or This restaurant has unparalleled dinner.This restaurant features an atmosphere and a unique misted exclusive wine list and a menu to patio for those smokin’ hot summer bring out the epicure in all.The meal, days the wine and the views, even the The only hard part about getarchitecture is first class. ting Chinese food in Oliver is choosing one of our three great restaurants .Try the Mesa hotel for great food, live music and cold beer.

Pizza is available for takeout or eat-in at Yum Yum’s or Pizza 97.

Subway and A&W are reliable favourites for anytime of day.

For pub food and cheery servers that never let you down try Murphy’s on main street or the 34881 97th Street charming Ye Olde Welcome Phone - 250-498-4867 Inn, a little further North on www.thefirehallbistro.com

Fully Licensed Award Winning Voted Best of the Best and Best Sandwich in the South Okanagan

Bistro • Deli • Tapas • Catering Breakfast • Lunch • Cappuccino • Smoothies Homemade Pastries • Picnic Baskets Sliced meats • Artisan cheese Vegetarian Choices Local & regional organics used when available Saturday Night Patio BBQ with live entertainment July and August

Open 8:30 - 4:30 pm

250-498-2955 34845 Main Street (next to the Chevron) Oliver Visitor’s Guide

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See... Swirl...

Sniff Sip Savour A

trip to Oliver would not be complete without taking the time to exercise the five S’s: See, swirl, sniff, sip and savour.

Our idyllic little pocket desert has earned its title Wine Capital of Canada by producing about 10 percent of the nation’s wine and much of its finest vintages.

Glacial deposits formed the west bench, monikered The Golden Mile in the ice age. Deep sandy deposits on the east bench made Black Sage.The result - two unique soil and growing terrains that unite to provide a prolific and award-winning wine industry.

More than 27 wineries call Oliver home from large operations like Vincor (Jackson Triggs) to family-run estate wineries like Golden Beaver Winery Inc. and Stoneboat Vineyards. Some of our smaller wineries sell exclusively from their tasting room that you won’t want to miss out on.

More than 100 vineyards along the highway through Oliver and its backroads present a romantic leafy green tableau that makes up about 53 percent of B.C.’s vineyard acreage.

Sommelier or layman, you will find a day, (or two or three) touring and tasting our whites, reds, sparkling and ice wines to be romantic, enlightening, possibly educational and a lot of fun.

Some charge a token fee usually for ice wine or high-demand bottles. A number of wineries also open their doors and offer complimentary tours of their facilities. It’s a great way to be introduced to and surely gain a higher appreciation for the art of the vintner.

Choose your favourite wineries and plan the day or just meander the benches looking for winery signs and stop where the whim takes you.

If no one wants to commit to drive for the day why not contact Desert Country Wine Tours and let them do the driving for you while sharing their knowledge of the local wine industry and its producers.

Either way, a daytrip to the wineries is a guaranteed holiday hit.

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ASIA BUFFET 35640 97 Street A&W Oliver Place Mall BEST OF INDIA RESTAURANT & SWEETS 36094 97 St BURROWING OWL  THE SONORA ROOM Black Sage Road CANTALOUPE ANNIE’S 34845 Main St. THE CANYON RESTAURANT AND BAR Nk'Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course - 37041 71 st.

COCK N’ BULL CAPPUCINO BAR 34849 97 St. CRUCETTI’S FAMILY RESTAURANT Oliver Place Mall FAIRVIEW MOUNTAIN GOLF CLUB  CLUBHOUSE 13105 334 Ave FIREHALL BISTRO 34881 97th St. MEDICI’S GELATERIA & COFFEE HOUSE 9932 - 350th Ave. MESA HOTEL  RUMOUR MILL PUB 35681 97 St. MURPHY’S PUB AND GRILL 36041 97 St. OLIVER’S BAKERY AND DELI 34830 97 St. OLIVER GARDEN RESTAURANT 35617 97 St. PIZZA 97 34634 97 St. SAVVIOS 34646 Hwy 97 SINBAD’S CAFE 35656 97th St. SIZZLING RICE RESTAURANT 34840 97 St. SUBWAY 35609 97 St. OLIVER SuperValu  DELI/BAKERY Oliver Place Mall YE OLDE WELCOME INN 39008 97 St. YUM YUM’S PIZZA AND BISTRO 35833 97 St.

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DESCRIPTION Daily Chinese Buffet. Extensive smorg including exotic seafood dishes, vegetarian and specialty dishes Quick service restaurant serving real food really fast.

250-498-6261

Authentic Indian cuisine made from fresh wholesome ingredients.

Served mild, medium or hot. ✔ ✔ 20 ✪ ✪ ✪ Fine dining in a spectacular vineyard setting. The talented chef showcases local produce, seasonal fruits, artisan breads and cheeses.

Deli & Tea room. Picnic baskets, platters, salads and deli buns. ✔ ✔ ✔ 19 ✪ Gourmet Condiments. Licensed. Tapas bar.

Spectacular views from the patio of the Valley and McIntyre Bluff. Great food. ✔ ✔ ✔ 7 ✪✪ Excellent breakfasts.

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Home style cooking in the traditional Canadian way. Try their fish & chips "Just for the Halibut!"

Restaurant and lounge offer stunning views of the South Okanagan Valley Located in the restored firehall. Innovative cuisine and delicious comfort foods for everyone. Beautiful atmoshere. Wide selection of wines.

Offering Gelato, Sorbettos (retail/wholesale), Cappuccino, Espresso, Cafe Latte

Ice-Cafe, Italian Sodas, Fruit Smoothies, European Desserts, Soups and Paninis.

250-498-2168

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Varied menu with daily specials. Great atmosphere to catch your favourite game on our Giant-Screen TV. Serving great food in a fun atmosphere - downtown location.

Awesome burgers!

Bakery and Deli, sandwiches made to order. Pre-order a cake or light catering.

Showcasing a tasty Chinese smorgasbord, also Western cuisine and a vegetarian menu.

Pizza, salad and pastas - your choice of crust. Try the Valentine Special!

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Authentic Greek and Italian food in a wonderful atmosphere, with a new patio.

250-498-4947

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Fish and chips, hamburgers, wide seafood selection for lunch and dinner.

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Cantonese, Beijing and Thai cooked up fresh daily.

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Serving soups, salad and those famous submarine sandwiches.

Fast and friendly.

Full array of lunch choices, snacks, bakery goodies and special made to order trays. BBQ chicken, sandwiches and soups.

Let your taste buds enjoy entree from steaks to burgers, great chicken wings, Ukrainian perogies to BBQs in this fun relaxed pub atmosphere.

Specialties include wings, salads, pastas and pizza by a seasoned chef.

250-498-8840 250-498-4039

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We are famous for our triathlons!

Cactus Tree Inn & Fitness Centre

The Newest Motel in Town

Osoyoos, BC Phone: (250) 495-2228 Toll Free: (877) 495-2228 www.surfside-osoyoos.com

Life is Good at the Beach!

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Come stay with us!

King Size Beds • Phones • Pool/Patio Cable TV • Coin Laundry Air Conditioned rooms

34469 Hwy. 97S, Oliver, BC Ph: 250-498-2225 Fx: 250-498-2299 1-800-449-8617 - Reservations Email: info@cactustreeinn.com

Relax at one of Oliver’s outstanding B&Bs "We have access to the 22 km Hike and Bike path right from our backyard!"

Situated on seven parklike acres, adjacent to the Okanagan River and the 22km Hike and Bike Path.

250.498.2310

Jay Tipman Photo

tmclaugh@telus.net www.riversidetrailsbb.ca

Valley Vineyard Guest House

Farm Setting, creekside Accommodations, Birdwatching, Hike and Bike Trail, Private Entrance

Air conditioned full kitchen queen sized bed dogs on approval Private suite with private entrance set in 10 acres of picturesque Ponderosa pines.

Ideal for family vacations. www.bbcanada.com/3639.htm

250-498-8815

1928 restored tudor home in orchard setting - English garden, pool, large front lawn for bocce or lawn bowling tournaments, wedding receptions.

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Accommodation

Address

Website

Phone

19TH HOLE BED AND BREAKFAST

33426 123 St. (Rd #7)

www.19thholebandb.com

250-485-8465

ABOVE THE ORCHARD B&B

33616 93 St. (Rd #4)

www.bbcanada.com/abovetheorchard

BEACHVIEW B&B

8158 370 Ave

www.beachviewbb.com

BEL AIR CEDAR RESORT MOTEL & RV PARK

33858 Hwy 97

www.belaircedar.com

BURROWING OWL ESTATE WINERY THE GUEST HOUSE

Black Sage Road

www.burrowingowlwine.ca

CACTUS TREE INN

34469 Hwy 97

www.cactustreeinn.com

866-498-4243 250-498-4243 877-498-5108 250-498-5108 800-801-0999 250-498-2443 877-498-0620 23 250-498-0620 20 800-449-8617 22 250-498-2225

COVEY RUN B & B

37067 83rd St

www.bbcanada.com/coveyrun

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CENTENNIAL RV PARK

9148 350 Ave

www.centennialrvpark.com

DESERT GEM RV RESORT

34037 Hwy 97

www.desertgemrv.com

DESERT LAKE RV RESORT

7135 374 Ave

www.desertlakerv.com

ELM TREE FARM B&B

9507 378 Ave (Island Rd)

www.elmtreefarmbandb.com

DESERT SURFSIDE  WATERFRONT ACCOMM.

7310 Main St., Osoyoos

www.surfside-osoyoos.com

GALLAGHER LAKE RESORT CAMPGROUND

39029 Hwy 97 N

www.gallagherlakeresort.com

GALLAGHER LAKE LODGE

38865 Hwy 97

www.gallagherlakelodge.com

GOLDEN MILE CHALET

3132 Vaseux Lake Cres.

www.goldenmilechalet.com

GRAPEVINE B & B

31426 125 St. West on Rd 16

HESTER CREEK  THE VILLA

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www.bbcanada.com/grapevine

250-498-5515

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13163 326 Ave, (Rd #8)

www.hestercreek.com

866-498-4435 12 250-498-4435

HIGH CHAPARRAL GUEST HOUSE

13990 Fairview Patten Rd

www.highchaparralguesthouse.com

250-485-2797

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HOME SUITE HOME

11119 348 Ave

r_work@telus.net

250-498-4350 250-485-2660

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HONKY TONK B & B

Lot 90 Mount Baldy Ski Area

honkytonk@img.net

250-498-4665

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Accommodation

Address

Website

INKAMEEP PROVINCIAL PARK

71 St, Hwy 97

www.bcparks.ca

LAKESIDE RESORT MOTEL & RV RESORT

37005 81 St.

www.lakeside.bc.ca

800-220-7330 22 250-498-2177

LINDALE FARM GUEST HOUSE

10932 337 Ave

www.bbcanada.com/2433.html

250-498-4196

MAPLE LEAF INN TOWNE

34624 Hwy 97

www.mapleleafmotel.ca/inntowne

MAPLE LEAF MOTEL & RV

33275 Hwy 97

www.mapleleafmotel.ca

MORBROOK FARMS B & B

9521 374 Ave

www.bbcanada.com/3639.html

250-498-3497 866-232-6987 800-566-6006 250-498-3584 250-498-0268 23

MOUNT VIEW MOTEL

34426 97 St.

www.mountviewmotel.net

250-498-3446

OLIVER HOUSE B & B

9787 336 Ave (Rd #3)

www.bbcanada.com/10670.html

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O’REILLY’S ORGANIC FARM B & B

37617 Hwy 97

www.bbcanada.com/oreillysfarm

250-498-6044

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PINE BLUFF MOTEL

38888 Hwy 97 N

www.pinebluffmotel.ca

250-498-3377

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QUAIL’S AND COMPANY B & B

37266 71 St. (Rd #2)

www.quailsandcobb.ca

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RIVERSIDE RV PARK

38686 Hwy 97 N

riversiderving@yahoo.com

250-498-2415

RIVERSIDE TRAILS B & B

37445 93 St. (Island Way)

www.riversidetrailsbb.ca

250-498-2310 23 250-488-6883 (Cell)

RD 6 B & B

33007 91 St. (Rd #6)

www.bbcanada.com/6357.html

250-498-4603

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SONORA PINES ESTATE GUESTHOUSE

9763 382 Ave.

www.vrbo.com/197727

250-498-4248

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SUNNY BEACH RV PARK

7119 374 Ave

www.sunnybeachrvpark.com

250-498-4501

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THE FIFTH ESTATE

Gallagher Lake

www.winecountry.net/fifthestate

250-498-4094 250-485-7154

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www.twoloonsbb.com

250-498-4539

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TWO LOONS BY THE LAKE B & B AND GUESTHOUSE 37036 81 St

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UP THE HILL B & B

5563 Porcupine Place

www.upthehillbandb.com

250-485-7997 23

VALLEY VINEYARDS GUEST HOUSE

38640 Hwy 97

donna@vvsupplies.com

250-498-8815 23

VASEUX LAKE GOLDEN MILE CHALET

34132 Vaseux Lake Cres.

www.goldenmilechalet.com

604-808-6655

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VASEUX LAKE RENTALS

9718 396 Ave (Vaseux Lake)

www.amosrealty.com

877-498-4844 250-498-4844

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VASEUX LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK

Hwy 97 N

www.bcparks.ca

VASEUX LAKEFRONT RESORT

9710 Sundial Road (Vaseux Lake)

www.vaseuxlakefrontresort.com

250-498-0031 604-892-9266

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WILDFLOWER B & B

38950 Fairview/White Lake Road

www.bbcanada.com/1598.html

250-498-4326

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WORTH’S ON THE WATER B & B

9750 Sundial Road

www.bbcanada.com/3640.html

250-498-0654

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Party Time Meadowlark Festival May 20 to 24 Join the annual celebration of spring in the desert and its wildlife with a spotlight on the endangered Meadowlark.

Birdwatchers and nature-lovers wing to the South Okanagan for a weekend of cycling, trail-walks, photography workshops and nature talks. The grasslands and low elevation forests are one of the four most endangered ecosystems in Canada and home to the magniďŹ cently coloured Meadowlark.

Okanagan Spring Wine Festival April 30 to May 9 There is nothing better than the perfect pairing of wine and delicious food, except being able to experience it over again. The Okanagan Spring Wine Festival offers more than 100 events to kick off the grape growing season. Enjoy wine tasting, light lunches, gourmet dinners, try the new releases. Spring is a wonderful time to visit the Okanagan and enjoy the sunshine and blossoming orchards.

Oliver Sunshine Festival and Parade July 17 Here in Oliver we believe that a perfect summer day is a great reason to have a party. Start with a pancake breakfast, lead to a parade and a community water ďŹ ght and follow with entertainment and music in the park.

Okanagan Fall Wine Festival October 1-10 Immerse yourself in a one of a kind culinary and cultural experience. The annual Okanagan Fall Wine Festival celebrates the harvest over ten days with more than 165 events taking place in the Okanagan Valley.

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The Festival of the Grape October 3 Oliver plays host to its own harvest celebration by inviting locals and visitors to sample the fruits of our labour.

Festival of the Grape takes place from noon to 5 pm at Oliver Community Park with entertainment for everyone in the family. Check it all out, wine tasting, facepainting, food vendors, artisan booths, the grape stomp, the band and the dancing. Tickets are available in advance or at the door and include a wine glass and three grape tickets. For more information call the South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce at (250) 498-6321.

a stunning First nations cultural attraction with interactive and fun activities for the whole family. explore Okanagan culture and the unique plants and animals of the Osoyoos desert.

1000 rancher creek road Osoyoos, bc 250.495.7901

www.nkmipdesert.com First nations inspired giftware, Open seven days a week May 10 - OctOber 11 art, jewelry, and more...

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No Trip to the Okanagan is Complete Without a Trip to the Historic Welcome Inn

• Reservations Recommended Ph. 250-498-8840

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A Turn of the Century Pub with a cozy, friendly atmosphere and the best in pub fare, located in the heart of the Okanagan Valley.

Most meals for less than $10.00

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