– Zoning solution being sought – (OSOYOOS TIMES — December 20, 2006) –By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesAfter months of trying to resolve a zoning issue at Desert Rose Estates, one unsatisfied owner is taking his complaint to the courts, suing the Town of Osoyoos for $25,000 in compensation. Dan Ferguson appealed to Town Council in July after [...] [...more]
OSOYOOS PROMOTIONAL VIDEO A HIGH-QUALITY BOOST FOR TOWN (OSOYOOS TIMES — Dec. 20, 2006) –We had a chance a couple of days ago to see the recently completed video that will now be used to promote tourism and economic development for Osoyoos.We can only say kudos! to the film's videographers and producers “ Allen Jones and [...] [...more]
– Grapevines imported from France carry disease – (OSOYOOS TIMES — Dec. 13, 2006) –By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesA serious threat to the local wine industry emerged last week when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed that Bois noir, a grapevine disease originating in France, has been discovered for the first time in Canada in an Osoyoos-area [...] [...more]
– Town can now get land for local parks from developers – (OSOYOOS TIMES — Dec. 13, 2006) –By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesA policy waived by the Town nearly a decade ago was reinstated by Council December 4, now giving the Town the option of obtaining up to five per cent of the land proposed for a [...] [...more]
– Nyarzas suffer torture & persecution in Kenyan refugee camp – (OSOYOOS TIMES — Dec. 6, 2006) –By Lawrence McMahenrnOsoyoos TimesIn just a few days the life-and-death struggle that people in war-torn Africa wage against torture and starvation won't seem so remote to Osoyoos residents.It will have a human face “ in fact, seven of them [...] [...more]
