– Will be among 13 classes across School Division in project – OSOYOOS TIMES (June 28, 2006)By Lawrence McMahenrnOsoyoos TimesThe two kindergarten classes at Osoyoos Elementary School will take part in a new anti-bullying program being started across the Okanagan-Similkameen School District No. 53.Local Parent Advisory Council chair Brenda Dorosz, of Osoyoos, says she's thrilled that [...] [...more]
– Police hunting for second suspect in area – OSOYOOS TIMES (June 28, 2006)By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesPolice have arrested a suspect in a recent spate of truck thefts near Osoyoos.Officers from the Boundary Regional RCMP detachment, Customs and Excise, Police Dog Services and Air Services arrested a 30-year-old man in the Boundary area on June 23.The [...] [...more]
– Former NHL star to ride in Canada Day parade – OSOYOOS TIMES (June 28, 2006) — Bobby Hull, former NHL star and current Commissioner of the newly-revived World Hockey Association (WHA), will be in Osoyoos this weekend to help the Osoyoos Spurs kick-off its hockey campaign for the coming season, says Spurs spokesman Tom [...] [...more]
OSOYOOS CAME TOGETHER IN A FANTASTIC RELAY EVENT The people of Osoyoos should feel very proud and good about themselves this week.They pitched in like never before to make this year's Relay for Life fundraiser for cancer research an overwhelming success “ raising more than $57,000 in their marathon overnight walk and run. That beat [...] [...more]
– They decline Canadian offer of 120-day permits – OSOYOOS TIMES (June 21, 2006) By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesAn attempt to smuggle 10 Koreans into the U.S. at the Osoyoos border was stopped June 12.An investigation has begun into the human trafficking case, uncovered when a southbound vehicle was stopped at the Osoyoos border facility. As [...] [...more]
TRACK CLEARS ONE HURDLE, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT ONE? The Osoyoos people have spoken, loudly and clearly.With their overwhelming 88-per-cent vote last Saturday in favour of allowing various types of gambling at the town's Desert Park horse race facility, they have said in no uncertain terms that they want this amenity to survive and prosper [...] [...more]
Access to be left for public walkway along lakeshore OSOYOOS TIMES (June 14, 2006) By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesOsoyoos Shoreline Development Ltd., the team working on a project for the old packinghouse site adjacent to Gyro Park, has unveiled its revised plan to develop a beach-side hotel and condominium resort.Attendance was steady at an open house at [...] [...more]
New detective & Aboriginal officer to be added, with more in future OSOYOOS TIMES (June 14, 2006) — The Osoyoos RCMP detachment will soon add staff and officers, and it has asked for even more for the future.Cpl. Harold Hallett said last week one full-time and one half-time clerical position have been approved, and the half-time [...] [...more]
Local BCTF head says salaries falling behind other provinces OSOYOOS TIMES (June 14, 2006) By Lawrence McMahenrnOsoyoos TimesThe head of the South Okanagan-Similkameen Teachers' Union says the 220 teachers here voted even higher than the 85-per-cent support the B.C. Teachers' Federation received for its strike mandate in a provincewide vote last week.Ritchie Kendrick told the Osoyoos [...] [...more]
Many in Osoyoos want local mental health support services to remain By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesAfter months of struggle and uncertainty between the Osoyoos mental health support group and Interior Health Authority (IHA), Bateman House, an outreach facility for those dealing with mental health and addiction, officially closed its doors May 30 amid a street protest.IHA officials [...] [...more]
