DO continues to push new hotel tax bylaw Adoption of the two per cent hotel tax for Osoyoos may be just a matter of time.Osoyoos Town Council passed a resolution at last Monday night's council meeting to give the Additional Hotel Room Tax (AHRT) Bylaw three readings.Councillors Ken Davreux and Dick Flintoft expressed concerns about how [...] [...more]
Town plans to raise taxes Osoyoos residents are being hit with a two per cent tax increase in 2005.Director of Finance Jim Zakall brought forward details of the 2005 Budget for the Town of Osoyoos at the April 18 council meeting. Included in that budget is the two per cent increase in taxes, and a 14.34 [...] [...more]
Town will now call for a new operator for the controversial Desert Park Local group the Friends of Desert Park took a message to Mayor John Slater and council last Monday night: No RV park in Desert Park.Friends of Desert Park (FODP) spokesman Richard Tessier presented a petition to council at last Monday's public [...] [...more]
DO should not be agent for Greyound More than one eyebrow was raised when Destination Osoyoos became the host agent for Greyhound Bus. That included the Town of Osoyoos which sent a letter to DO regarding the issue.The problem for the town is that the public-private relationship between DO and Greyhound doesn't fit within the terms [...] [...more]
National Park issue raised again Editor:rnIn response to the petition presented to our local MLA Bill Barisoff we should keep in mind that much of the information presented by the Grassland Park Review Committee was largely fiction and as such should be given very little weight. The following are some of the incorrect statements or insinuations:rn1. [...] [...more]
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Storm win Keystone Cup title Once again, the Osoyoos Storm saved its best game for last.The Osoyoos Storm can brag that they are now the top Junior B team in Western Canada after knocking off Saskatchewan 7-2 in the Keystone Cup Final last Sunday in Medicine Hat.This is huge, said team president Barry Dewar Monday [...] [...more]
Extensive expansion could start next month If plans are approved, Mount Baldy (located 46 km north of Osoyoos) will begin an extensive expansion project as early as next month.The expansion of Mount Baldy Ski Resort will see Mount Baldy become a unique affordable, family-friendly, year-round resort destination.Mount Baldy Ski Corporation (M.B.S.C.) president Brett Sweezy outlined the [...] [...more]
Economic Strength is the aim I always tell people, 'I'm a worker, I'm not a politician.' There's a big difference between being a politician and being a worker, said Osoyoos Indian Band (O.I.B.) Chief Clarence Louie at the Destination Osoyoos annual general meeting last Wednesday.Louie, however, spoke both politically and as a man working on achieving [...] [...more]
Kudos to Osoyoos Editor:rnI am a Calgarian who has recently returned from vacation in Osoyoos. Hats off to those responsible for the exceptional planning and development that is apparent everywhere one looks!rnThe community appears to be thriving. I noticed both business and residential construction occurring in abundance. I can't help but believe this type of progress [...] [...more]
