– Project will boost computer use by teachers and students – (OSOYOOS TIMES — Jan. 31, 2007) –A chance meeting between a retired South Okanagan teacher and a senior director with Statistics Canada has led to a windfall of computers that's giving a major boost to teacher and student computing in the region.As a result of [...] [...more]
READER ALERTS PEOPLE TO PHONE SCAMS Editor:This note is meant to 'alert' everyone to the ongoing phone scam: You have won a cruise “ simply press 9 for more details.rnAccording to Phone Busters (at 1-888-495-8501), you will likely be safe as long as you do not provide credit card numbers.However, you are best protected if you [...] [...more]
– About $340,000 in taxes & funding for tourism is at stake – (OSOYOOS TIMES — Jan. 24, 2007) –By Lawrence McMahenrnOsoyoos TimesLast week, Town Council and Destination Osoyoos (DO) held the first of what will be a series of meetings with local hotel and motel operators aimed at building support for a new local two-per-cent [...] [...more]
– Residents assured no more hunting near their home – (OSOYOOS TIMES — Jan. 24, 2007) –By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesFred and Carol Cawdell say they have been reassured by Mayor John Slater that there will no longer be any shooting of geese near their home in east Osoyoos.The Osoyoos couple met with Slater last Friday afternoon [...] [...more]
– Town & RDOS co-operation helps project — (OSOYOOS TIMES — Jan. 24, 2007) –By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesResidents in a portion of rural Osoyoos' northwest sector could be taken off their existing septic fields and connected to the Town's sewer system if provincial funding is granted and the affected residents agree to pay the balance [...] [...more]
REFUGEE FAMILY THANKS PEOPLE OF OSOYOOS Osoyoos Baptist Church Pastor Phil Johnson has forwarded the following letter to the editor from the Nyarza family of seven siblings who moved to Osoyoos three weeks ago as refugees from Sudan.Editor:[b]Dear Brethren in Osoyoos, Oliver, Penticton, Kelowna, Vancouver and all over British Columbia “[/b]rnWe are not able to express [...] [...more]
– Drainage plan called major improvement for lake – (OSOYOOS TIMES — Jan. 17, 2007) –By Lawrence McMahenrnOsoyoos TimesThanks to the insistence of the Town of Osoyoos, the biggest development project in the community's history will have the added benefit of taking a major step toward cleaning up Osoyoos Lake.The $62-million Watermark Beach Resort, which Council [...] [...more]
– Application to add Kruger Mountain area coming soon – (OSOYOOS TIMES — Jan.17, 2007) –The Town of Osoyoos will likely get a bit bigger this year.Mayor John Slater told the Osoyoos Times last week the Town was still pursuing the Kruger Mountain expansion and should be making a formal application to the province to [...] [...more]
PILES OF SNOW MAKE IT HARD TO GET AROUND Editor:Ours is a very beautiful and caring community as evidenced by its response to the needs of those among us who are less fortunate. This is part of what makes Osoyoos such a wonderful place to live.There is, however, a situation that may have been overlooked by [...] [...more]
GENUINE OPENNESS NEEDED IN REMAINING NATIONAL PARK DEBATE (OSOYOOS TIMES — Jan. 17, 2007) –As we report in this edition, Parks Canada has released the latest update on its process of developing a plan for a national park in the South Okanagan-Lower Similkameen valleys.There are at least a couple of observations to make when a report [...] [...more]
