Posted on 09 March 2010
The Town of Osoyoos is ready to take more control of what is happening on Osoyoos Lake – and on March 15, the public will have an opportunity to give its opinion of a proposed water zone bylaw at a public hearing.
Osoyoos town council gave first reading to the bylaw on March 1.
“Water zoning will give the town the ability to be proactive in the management of moorage activities on Osoyoos Lake through enforcement, when required,” states a staff report by Steve Shannon, an assistant planner with the Town. Continue Reading...
Posted on 09 March 2010
The provincial Transportation Ministry has proposed a possible compromise to address the concerns of fruit stand owners who say they’ll lose business due to a planned expansion of Hwy. 97 north of Osoyoos.
The Dhaliwal family, flanked by several neighbours and supporters including Lakhvinder Jhaj, who ran for the provincial NDP in this riding during the last election, arrived at Boundary-Similkameen MLA John Slater’s Osoyoos office on the morning of March 6 and were presented with a new preliminary design for the planned expansion of Hwy. 97 to four lanes between Dead Man’s Lake and Graveyard Hill. Continue Reading...
Posted on 09 March 2010
By Paul Everest - Osoyoos Times
Part of the 2010 provincial budget announced March 2 includes a proposed tax deferral for homeowners with children under the age of 18 that will come into effect in the next few months.
Although the proposed deferral program would give families the option of deferring all or part of their annual property taxes, a local accountant said people who opt to take part in the program could be digging themselves a large financial hole. Continue Reading...
Posted on 09 March 2010
The Olympic Torch Relay may have already come and gone, but there was definitely a sense of “passing the torch” at Destination Osoyoos’s annual general meeting on March 5 at the Watermark Beach Resort.
“There’s nothing more constant than change,” said Derek Noske, now wearing the title of past chair of the Destination Osoyoos (DO) board. Continue Reading...
The Town of Osoyoos and the company working to bring junior hockey back to this community have signed off on a finalized lease agreement for use of the Sun Bowl Arena.
Osoyoos town council had given approval to a draft agreement with Osoyoos Junior Hockey Inc. at its Nov. 2 meeting after amending the contract. [...more]
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LAWRENCE (LARRY) THOMAS FLEXHAUG
December 25, 1944 – March 6, 2010
Passed away peacefully at the South Okanagan General Hospital, ending his battle with cancer. He is survived by his sons David (Terry) of Hope, BC and Brian (Lisa) of Las Vegas, Nevada; his beloved grandchildren Emily, Lindsay Sara, and Baby Noah; his mother Mary; and his [...] [...more]
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