At the southern end of Downtown Oliver several streets converge leaving a small triangle of land. In 1999 a small park was begun in that triangle by a group of civic minded volunteers and completed in 2000 as a Millennium Project. In the park are a rose garden and several benches allowing one to sit and relax in this little patch of Eden. Now we wish we had been able to visit the park in the summer when the roses were doing that thing that roses do.
Also in the park is a plaque recognizing the contributions of the pioneer engineers, particularly F.H. Latimer, for their work in the construction of the irrigation system between Osoyoos and Penticton.
In 2011
Communities in Bloom procured a bronze plaque for the rose garden which reads as follows:
May we also, once again thank council and the many businesses, service clubs and individuals for their remarkable support in our efforts to continue to have Oliver bloom.
A second plaque in the park reads, in part:
Triangle Park & Rose Garden
Millennium Project
July 1, 1999 - July 1, 2000
This project was funded by the people,
service clubs & businesses of Oliver,
the town of Oliver, & the Government of Canada's
Millennium Partnership Program.
It was sponsored jointly by the
Oliver Beautification Committee and the
Oliver & District Chamber of Commerce.
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