Kiwanis Marketplace - Oliver, British Columbia
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N 49° 10.826 W 119° 32.775
11U E 314443 N 5450635
Kiwanis Marketplace is located at 5992 Sawmill Road.
Waymark Code: WM12RX9
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 07/09/2020
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"History
The Kiwanis Club of Oliver came into existence in 1962 and is still very involved and sponsors many of our young people through local and school programs.
The Aktion Club was formed on September 1, 1993 for the handicapped members of the community. They actively support and manage the Oliver Kiwanis Pee Wee Invitational Hockey Tournament and a boys football club.
The Kiwanis Housing Society for seniors was formed in 1969 with 8 units. The next complex of 17 units was built in 1974 with the help of the Legion. It was built on land donated by the Board of Directors of Sunnybank. In 1979 the Kiwanis Manor opened with 27 units. The sale of Christmas trees was started to help finance these projects. In 1997 18 more units in Arbor Lane were leased from BC Housing and are administered by Kiwanis Housing.
The Kiwanis People’s Market was started in April 1999 and is now instrumental in raising funds for more than 50 different organizations in the community.
Source: Oliver Kiwanis
You can read the entire history at the link provided.
The mural was completed in 2009 as part of a fundraiser by members of the Oliver Community Arts Council. There are two main panels one with children at play and the other panel shows residents from one of the Kiwanis Housing projects. There are also the Oliver Kiwanis logo and a sign for the Kiwanis Market. The Market is open Saturdays only 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. At this time masks are required.