Oliver, BC, Village, pop 4224 (2001c), 4285 (1996c), 3743 (1991c), area 4.88 km2, inc 1945, is located in the OKANAGAN VALLEY, 27 km S of Penticton. It was named after Prem John OLIVER, whose Liberal government (1918-27) sponsored the Southern Okanagan Lands Project, irrigating land to be settled by soldiers returning from WWI. Some mining, cattle ranching and fruit growing had existed previously in the area. Agriculture is the most important activity today, followed by logging, tourism, specialized horticultural crops and mining, with some manufacturing and grape growing.