Do we have all the facts? Developer Farouk Shah, who is proposing to develop Cactus Ridge Estates, a senior assisted living facility for Osoyoos, said he read about the property for sale in a real estate listing.Shah has developed three assisted living facilities in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and felt the local property, situated [...] [...more]
Will SIR continue? The future of the Okanagan's Sterile Insect Release Program hangs in the balance.B.C. Fruit Growers Association members will be voting on whether to continue participation in the SIR program, a program which aims to control the devastating damage to apple and pear crops by the codling moth. Ballots are being mailed to [...] [...more]
The other side to the wall issue. Jasmine Drive resident Ken Nelmes said he regrets that the issue surrounding his retaining wall is going to court, but also said he feels the Town of Osoyoos backed out of a possible negotiation to see the matter be resolved another way.Neighbours first spoke to the Osoyoos Times last [...] [...more]
Writer criticizes Canada's weak laws The federal Liberals claim their party is best able to protect women. The rate of sexual assault in Canada doesn't back this up. A 2004 UN Human Development Report provides crimes statistics for different countries. This was based on a UN survey, ensuring accurate comparative results. It [...] [...more]
Concerns being raised over voter apathy in this election Concern over voter apathy seems to be building as we get closer to the upcoming federal election.For obvious reasons political parties are very concerned that a lack of voters could sway the vote against their party.That concern is valid, but instead of trying to guilt people out [...] [...more]
Is assisted living going to be built? An OCP amendment to change the land use designation of a lot currently zoned R1 (Single Family Residential) to P1 (Private and Public Institution) was given second and third readings by Osoyoos Town Council at the December 19 meeting.But this did not happen without some opposition from Councillor Allan [...] [...more]
Extensions of hours up for discussion. Osoyoos' Sage Pub, located on Cottonwood Drive, is requesting a permanent change to their hours of operation, extending them to 2 a.m.In May of 2005, the Sage Pub requested and was approved the one hour extension on a temporary basis, from June 1 to September 5.At that time, under the [...] [...more]
Money for advertising? Destination Osoyoos has requested funding from the Town of Osoyoos to cost-share an advertisement in the Thompson Okanagan Tourist Association (TOTA) travel guide for 2006.In the past, the towns of Osoyoos and Oliver and the Osoyoos Indian Band have participated in a marketing strategy under the banner Desert Wine Country. No meeting was [...] [...more]
Credibility lost after only one council meeting Editor:rnIt took only one council meeting for the current council to lose its credibility. At the Dec. 12 public hearing on two rezoning bylaws, there was an overwhelming opposition expressed to the proposal to change the Swan/Finch/Main St. single family zoning to high-density institutional assisted living space. Yet, the [...] [...more]
We aren't supposed to agree on every issue, are we? Only one real meeting into its term and already the current council has been split on a couple of key issues.That's bad, right?rnWrong. That's good. Very good, in fact.Municipal councils are supposed to represent the entire community and how often do we see a community agree [...] [...more]
