THAT OSOYOOS SPIRIT KEEPS ON GIVING AND GIVING (OSOYOOS TIMES — August 16, 2006) –[b]The spirit of Osoyoos people continues to shine through in so many ways. Some weeks, like this past one, the number and quality of the activities by locals is overwhelming. Here are a few examples:[/b]* * * *For the seventh year, the [...] [...more]
– Washington State fires burn just south of border – OSOYOOS TIMES — August 9, 2006)By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesTwo major wildfires continue to burn in Washington State and ash rained down on Osoyoos over the long weekend, prompting the Ministry of Environment to issue Air Quality advisories for the South and Central Okanagan.Updates were issued through [...] [...more]
– Late delivery of tax payment blamed on Canada Post – (OSOYOOS TIMES — August 9, 2006)By Lawrence McMahenrnOsoyoos TimesAn Osoyoos homeowner is hopping mad that the Town has hit her with a $243 penalty for late payment of her annual property taxes.Joanna Starczynowski, owner of the house at 6210 Nighthawk Drive, says she did everything [...] [...more]
– Larvicide harmful only to mosquitoes – (OSOYOOS TIMES — August 9, 2006) –By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesIn an effort to reduce the numbers of West Nile Virus-carrying mosquitoes within the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen (RDOS), a mosquito spraying program is now underway in the area. UBC Biology major Nigel Lindsey, with the environmental services firm [...] [...more]
– RDOS wants study to look at options to current septic system – (OSOYOOS TIMES — August 2, 2006) –By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesThe Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a feasibility study to examine all options for sewer service in the northwest sector of Osoyoos (Lacey Point to Willow Beach), [...] [...more]
– Regional District says it will help residents and area businesses – (OSOYOOS TIMES — August 2, 2006) –Residents and businesses in Osoyoos and the rest of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) could be making free local phone calls in a much larger area by sometime next year, if RDOS gets its way.The regional district's [...] [...more]
– Multi-agency police team makes arrest at Osoyoos house – (OSOYOOS TIMES — August 2, 2006) — After weeks of frustration, pursuits and missed opportunities, RCMP Corporal Harold Hallett reported early Thursday morning that police have finally apprehended truck thief Michael Edward Ellis, in Osoyoos.At 11:35 p.m. on July 26, officers from the local detachment, Southeast [...] [...more]
CONGRATULATIONS FOR SOME GOOD MOVES FOR OSOYOOS (OSOYOOS TIMES — August 2, 2006) –It's time for kudos for some good things happening in our community . . .* * * . . . To Regional District Area 'A' Director Mark Pendergraft, for pushing for a solution to the problem of septic-tank sewers in the north [...] [...more]
