Pick your favourite. With the municipal election just a month away, the official list of candidates for Mayor and Council, Rural Area A Director, and School Board is now in.Four candidates have come forward for the mayoral position:Current Mayor John Slater, former mayor/current Councillor Tom Shields, longtime Osoyoos resident Ray Vandenberg, who served two years on [...] [...more]
Safe House soon a reality. Women and children in crisis will soon have a place to turn to.A safe house is coming to the Oliver/Osoyoos area, and coordinator Tina Wallner said the facility should be operational by mid-November.We've been trying to advocate the needs of women and children in the rural areas for some time, [...] [...more]
Friends of Desert Park update. f Desert Park (FODP) held a meeting last Tuesday night to elect an executive and update members on what the group has been working on behind the scenes.The group has formed as a society, and together with founding member Allan Carswell (who is also running for a seat on Osoyoos Town [...] [...more]
Gubby discloses memberships and interests Editor:rnIt has come to my attention that some residents are particularly concerned and sensitive to the potential for ethical conflict of interest amongst candidates for the upcoming election by their membership in local groups and organizations.In the interests of full disclosure, I offer the following details of the associations and community-based [...] [...more]
Buying votes is all the Liberal Govenment can do now The Federal Government is proposing to give money back to the taxpayers. Our question is why are they taking too much in the first place?rnThe Feds have proposed to give back part of the expected federal surplus - actually a third of it in the form [...] [...more]
51 units coming? Another development proposal stirred up debate at the October 3 Osoyoos Town Council meeting.At issue is an application to consolidate four parcels of land to provide for the development of a 51-unit multiple family dwelling.The properties are located on the east side of Nighthawk Drive, with one of the properties extending through [...] [...more]
Assisted Living Seniors housing coming? A proposed OCP amendment went to open house last Friday at the Sonora Centre.The amendment application is to change the land use designation of a property located at 9107 Main Street (near the Mohawk Gas Station) from Low Density Residential to Institutional.The purpose of the amendment is to create a Public [...] [...more]
One more to choose from. Stu Wells filed his papers last week, joining Ted Cronmiller, Jean Gubby, Allan Carswell and Sherry Linn as possible future candidates for town council.Current Councillor Dick Flintoft has said he will run, as has Councillor Tom Shields, who said he was strongly contemplating running for mayor against John Slater.Councillor Bud Fraser [...] [...more]
Osoyoos' next council will set the direction for the community Osoyoos is at a key point in its development, which is why everyone who cares about Osoyoos should be paying attention in the upcoming municipal election.Unfortunately, Osoyoos appears to be a divided community. But that doesn't have to be the case.With people being labelled as either [...] [...more]
Destination Osoyoos' books should be open to the public Editor:rnRe: Destination Osoyoos books should be open to the public in your editorial in Sept. 28th 2005 issue of Osoyoos Times.Yes I agree with your comments regarding the detailed financial statements, and Destination Osoyoos' books absolutely should be open to the public. I commend you for your [...] [...more]
