David Emersen should resign and face a bye-election David Emersen and new Prime Minister Stephen Harper have totally miscalculated the fallout from Emersen's defection from the Liberal Party.After winning a seat in Vancouver under the Liberal Party banner, Emersen took very little time defecting to the ruling Conservatives and into a seat at the cabinet table.The [...] [...more]
Will care facility close? Mary Thompson had settled into the Desert Valley Care facility on February 8, after her daughter, who lives in Penticton, moved her up from an assisted living facility in Langley so the two could be closer. However, two days later she was informed she would have to seek a facility elsewhere.I [...] [...more]
Parking issues. Avalon Inn owner Phil Elliot has seen some close calls.The motel owner is frustrated by the number of transport truck drivers stopping and parking in front of his motel while they dash across Main Street to get a coffee and donut.Ever since Tim Hortons was built, the trucks have been parking here instead of [...] [...more]
More traffic issues. Traffic issues were the main focus of an open house held in Osoyoos last Thursday evening.Developer Ron Bartsch and traffic consultant Dave Cullen, of CTQ Consultants (who was hired by Bartsch to do a traffic study) were at the open house to answer questions about the development and to discuss specifically the details [...] [...more]
Desert Park closes. At the February 6 Osoyoos Town Council meeting, council passed a resolution to temporarily close Desert Park for horse boarding. The maintenance contract between the Town of Osoyoos and Ricardo Ortega Gonzales was also cancelled.In a report from Janette Van Vianen, Director of Corporate Services, it was stated that the reason for the [...] [...more]
Reason behind Sagebrush closing. The recent announcement by Interior Health (IH) that a new residential care bed/assisted living facility will be up and running in Osoyoos in two years time was met with mixed reactions.A new facility is still in the early planning stages, but questions have already been raised about the future of Sagebrush Lodge, [...] [...more]
Cheers! Osoyoos Storm owner Barry Dewar is likely going to get his beer licence, but on a temporary basis at first.At a special meeting of council Monday morning, approval was granted to the Osoyoos Storm to obtain a Special Occasion Liquor Licence for the Sun Bowl Arena mezzanine. The licence would apply to two hockey games [...] [...more]
No spring training is a first Editor:rnFor the first time since the inception of the Desert Park race track there will be no spring horse training!The Osoyoos facility has always had the best and earliest horse training in the country attracting trainers and horses from south of the border to as far east as Ontario. Why [...] [...more]
Letter from Osoyoos Now might be a positive step forward A meeting between Osoyoos Now and Osoyoos Town Council might mark the beginning in improved communications on the part of the town.That is especially true if council responds in the way the mayor said it planned to at the last council meeting.Osoyoos Now specifically outlined eight [...] [...more]
Winbter Abrasive too big? Flying rocks and smashed windshields have caused misery to one local realtor.Most people have experienced those annoying windshield chips, but Royal LePage realtor Jennifer Brock, who lives between Osoyoos and Rock Creek, had to replace her Jeep's windshield twice last month, due to rocks being tossed up from oncoming traffic along [...] [...more]
