John Oliver - Oliver, British Columbia
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N 49° 10.936 W 119° 33.061
11U E 314103 N 5450850
The John Oliver mural is on the side of the Oliver Archives, facing Fairview Road.
Waymark Code: WM12TV2
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 07/15/2020
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OLIVER'S MILLENNIUM MURALS
DESIGNED AND PAINTED BY
TEYA COTY
IN THE YEAR 2000
THIS OLIVER AND DISTRICT HERITAGE
SOCIETY PROJECT WAS FUNDED
THROUGH A DONATION FROM
CYRIL HEADY
AND A 50% GRANT FROM THE
B.C. 2000
MILLENNIUM ARTS & HERITAGE FUND
The town of Oliver was named for John Oliver, British Columbia premier also known as Honest John for his outspoken manner, straight talking and his vision for making this area a mecca for farming, fruit and vegetables and now for prize winning vineyards in the Okanagan.
"Following the First World War, BC’s premier, known as “Honest” John Oliver, envisioned an irrigation canal, which would bring this dry Sonora Desert region to life. The South Okanagan Lands Project was born, creating jobs and long term opportunities for veterans returning from World War I. The original townsite of Oliver was surveyed in 1921. Completed in 1923, the concrete irrigation canal (locally known as “the ditch”) soon transformed this desert region into lush orchards and farms."
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