Claudia donates money for sign. When local realtor Claudia Lajeunesse heard her friend Buryl Slack was looking for some help to erect a sign to mark the historic Haynes homestead site, she was only too happy to get involved.Lajeunesse and Slack share a love of history and a dedication to recognizing and preserving it. Slack's passion [...] [...more]
Kudos to Carole Long-time Canadian Cancer Society volun-teer Carole Bissonnette is stepping into a new role within the organization.Bissonnette has been the door-to-door canvas-sing campaign co-chair for the past 12 years but has decided to step down this year.I took over the door-to-door campaign from Audrey Westcott, who chaired for many years. Pat Lewis has been [...] [...more]
Streets and Avenues are a mess Editor:rnWhat can be simpler than having avenues running east and west and streets running north and south?Oh! I know. We'll take one area of town and name the streets and avenues after trees.Then we'll take another area and name them after flowers and we'll take another and name them [...] [...more]
Passing the cost along is the only fair thing for residents The Fortis-proposed Substation and Transmission line project creates a number of troublesome issues and should be a key concern for all area residents.First and foremost, any health issues or risks to local residents from the proposed new station and overhead transmission lines need to be [...] [...more]
$60,000 up for grabs! Project to create a lasting legacy that supports social, environmental and economic well-being of the community.In honour of its 60th Anniversary, Osoyoos Credit Union is accepting applications for a $60,000 donation to be made in support of a community project that will create a lasting legacy in the Osoyoos Credit Union service [...] [...more]
OCP soon finished? At the January 21 Osoyoos Town Council meeting, council review-ed a memo from Town Planner Alain Cunning-ham with regards to a timeline for completing the new Official Community Plan.Cunningham, who is also the OCP Committee facilitator, noted the new plan is seeking to address the following:rn- Incorporate now popular 'Smart Growth' principles;rn- Accommodate [...] [...more]
Affordable housing coming? Following upon a homelessness forum last September, the South Okanagan Homelessness Committee met at the Osoyoos Baptist Church last Thursday to discuss the issue of affordable housing in the South Okanagan.Committee Chair Pastor Phil Johnson welcomed guest speakers Stephen Hall, the Senior Advisor, Public/Private Partnerships for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), and [...] [...more]
Angry over planned closure Editor:rnOldtimer…mad as hell!!rnAfter hearing the news this past Thursday that Sagebrush Lodge would be closing its doors, I'm furious, disgusted and angry to the point that I feel we need to fight a decision obviously made without any thought to our citizens of Osoyoos.I read a news item quoting our mayor and [...] [...more]
Changes are definitely needed in how this country is governed If one thing is clear from the recent federal election, it's that people do not want another election.Despite electing a minority government, people across Canada have been quite clear in saying they don't want to be heading back to the polls any time soon.Politicians should heed [...] [...more]
