Who has access to Crown land? Peter and Sylvia Kruszewski want to know why a fence across the beach at the Cabana Beach Campground on Osoyoos' Lakeshore Drive is allowed to remain.The Kruszewskis have been the owners of the neighbouring Tamri Motel and Campground since 2002, and they are at odds with Cabana Beach owner Gary [...] [...more]
Were speed and alcohol contributors? ocal girl has been killed in a tragic car accident. Although RCMP weren't officially releasing the name of the young girl on Monday, the Osoyoos Times has learned that Crystal Lutz, 20, was killed in a single vehicle accident early Saturday morning.The well-known Osoyoos girl, who graduated from Osoyoos [...] [...more]
Drugs everywhere, violence increasing? Recent violence in connection to drug activity has been hitting the South Okanagan with disturbing frequency over the past few months.We're definitely seeing an increase in violence as drug users are resorting to extreme measures to obtain their drugs, said South Okanagan RCMP Staff Sergeant Walt Makepeace.Methamphetamine, cocaine and crack are becoming [...] [...more]
Time for the discussion about drugs is now, not when it's too late Is it time to sound the alarm bells?rnWe don't know, but there definitely seems to be a rise in violent crime in our small South Okanagan communities.Shootings, stabbings, kidnappings, border drug busts, drug house takedowns. We seem to be having a run on [...] [...more]
Border line-ups out of line Jim Gouk:rnI am writing this letter regarding our multi million-dollar custom and immigration building. I have lived in Osoyoos for 68 years, and remember as a child going to Oroville. At that time there was one lane of traffic for all vehicles including trucks.Now 60 years later and a multi million-dollar [...] [...more]
We know how destructive generalizations can be There is an ugly trend developing in Osoyoos.It really started last year when there was a definite change in who was coming to Osoyoos. Of course we are talking about our French Canadian visitors.For many years now, young French Canadians have travelled to Osoyoos to work picking fruit in [...] [...more]
Draft of OCP ready. A partial first draft of the Town of Osoyoos' Official Community Plan (OCP) is now available for public review.The long-awaited OCP was revealed at an open house on Tuesday, July 19 at the Sonora Centre from 2 to 7 p.m.The 45-page draft document outlined the vision, goals and issues for Osoyoos over [...] [...more]
Accordians galore! Love the accordion? Well how about 644 of them?On July 7 three men and one woman from Osoyoos carved out their small part in accordion history.During the Kimberley International Old-time Accordion Championships, Tony Zelko, Hugo and Ellen Zoellmer, and Luis Blut, became part of a Guinness World Record: 644 accordions played for 30 consecutive [...] [...more]
Imagine Rockies without Banff? Editor:rnIn 1886 several town councilors and a few local citizens petitioned the federal government to acquire 400 ha of land on the outskirts of their town. At the time they were ridiculed for wasting prime land on parklands. Now 120 years later few can question the wisdom of setting aside Stanley Park [...] [...more]
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