Organizers looking for another campground for next year Organizers of the annual CanAm Rally, held in Osoyoos for the past 11 years, say this year's event has been cancelled and they don't know if it will be back.The Rally, which attracts more than 300 drivers of Honda Gold Wing motorcycles and RVs from Canada and the [...] [...more]
Decision next week, as 99 per cent support paying for nighttime patrols A Chamber of Commerce survey indicates Osoyoos store owners overwhelmingly support hiring a private security firm to carry out regular nightly patrols of the downtown area.The move comes following a rash of break-ins and vandalism in town.Chamber Past President Randy Kassian says he is [...] [...more]
Two allegedly armed with shotguns during Osoyoos incident On the evening of Sunday, May 14, RCMP officers responded to a report of a home invasion at #1 “ 8304 70th Avenue in Osoyoos.Three men had entered the residence and forced the occupants to the ground, demanding money. Two of the men were armed with what appeared [...] [...more]
Burning of plastics and treated wood “more carcinogenic than wood smoke” The head of air quality for the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) says she is shocked at the amount of plastics, treated wood and garbage being burned by local residents.Janice Johnson, Co-ordinator of the RDOS Air Quality Committee, said in Osoyoos last week, The particulate [...] [...more]
COUNCIL SHOULD FIGURE OUT WHAT TO ASK OF DEVELOPERS Osoyoos Town Council should get its act together on the question of public access to scenic and lakeshore areas on land under development.Last week it backed away from requiring the Palcor company to include a public walkway on part of its new resort-hotel development in the walnut [...] [...more]
Nightly patrols may be used to combat downtown break-ins & vandalism Fed up with the break-ins and vandalism hitting downtown stores and homes, the Osoyoos Chamber of Commerce is considering hiring South Okanagan Security to carry out regular nightly patrols of the retail area.The idea has also been suggested by Unity store owner Jamie Elder, who [...] [...more]
Interior Health optimistic about new location By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesNews that Bateman House consumers must find another place to go by month-end has the Osoyoos Family Mental Health Support Society (OFMHSS) scrambling to find a new suitable location. The house has been sold and is slated for redevelopment.The property, located on 74th Avenue, has been a [...] [...more]
Storefront info centre at Garage Gallery until June 17 voting day By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesRocky Mountain Turf Club CEO Max Gibb wants to bring the equestrian glory days back to Desert Park and he wants the input of the community to help realize that dream.Gibb, accompanied by RMTC General Manager Rose Rossi, was in town last [...] [...more]
IMPORTANT TO JOIN THE DEBATE ON DESERT PARK GAMBLING The debate is underway.With the June 17 Osoyoos plebiscite on allowing gambling at a refurbished Desert Park racetrack now exactly one month away, the pro and con sides of the issue have begun to make themselves heard.At the recent annual general meeting of the Osoyoos Now civic [...] [...more]
New standards cause advisories for those receiving slightly cloudy lake water A water-quality advisory was issued May 2 by the Town of Osoyoos for customers in the adjacent Irrigation Systems 8 and 9.The warning remained in effect as of Monday, May 8.However, officials said people living outside those areas were not affected. The Town has authority [...] [...more]
