– But Town wants local debts cleared – (OSOYOOS TIMES — May 30, 2007) –By Lawrence McMahenrnOsoyoos TimesThe World Hockey Association (WHA), owner of the Osoyoos Spurs team that played here last winter, has paid the money it owed to the Town and says it plans to ask Council to let the Spurs play at the [...] [...more]
– Provides “sense of arrival” for visitors to town – (OSOYOOS TIMES — May 30, 2007) –The final touches are being applied to the new Gateway Sign at the junction of Highways 3 and 97 and the project should be completed within the next two weeks, says Destination Osoyoos Executive Director Glenn Mandziuk.Destination Osoyoos has overseen [...] [...more]
– Developer tries again to get approval for 66-ft dock – (OSOYOOS TIMES — May 23, 2007) –By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesThe developer of a resort on Lakeshore Drive is making a second attempt to gain approval for an oversized dock.A dock application for the Walnut Beach Resort “ which was rejected by the province's Integrated Land [...] [...more]
– U.S. Border Patrol finds ecstasy concealed in truck – (OSOYOOS TIMES — May 23, 2007) –U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers at the Osoyoos-Oroville border crossing seized 182 pounds (83 kilograms) of ecstasy “ valued at an estimated $5.2 million “ during a border security truck examination on May18.It is the largest and only [...] [...more]
– Additional tax to begin October 1 – (OSOYOOS TIMES — May 23, 2007) –After a lengthy process which involved consultation with and approval by at least 51 per cent of local motel owners in town, Council passed the Osoyoos Additional Hotel Room Tax Levy Bylaw at its May 14 meeting.Starting October 1st “ and for [...] [...more]
TOWN STAFF NEED RECOGNITION Editor:Our Town's staff deserves recognition.Our Town could function without a Mayor and Council, but definitely not without dedicated staff. I suggest it is long overdue for the Mayor and Council on behalf of the community to recognize the Town's staff.Introducing staff to the community and directors providing a short report of operations in [...] [...more]
PALCOR DOCK WILL BE AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR TOWN COUNCIL (OSOYOOS TIMES — May 23, 2007) –It may not be Page 1 news every week, but the issue of large boat docks proposed for Osoyoos Lake is an increasingly sensitive one to a growing number of people in town.The latest proposed dock did make Page 3 [...] [...more]
– Desert Court bylaw will impose $500 fine – (OSOYOOS TIMES — May 16, 2007) –An Osoyoos condo building is clamping down on illegal short-term rentals by a few of its unit owners, saying this shows how buildings can help to solve the short-term rental problem in town.Former Town councillor Ken Davreux, now with Strata Pro [...] [...more]
HAVE YOU SEEN OUR SURROUNDING BEAUTY? TAKE A HIKE! (OSOYOOS TIMES — May 16, 2007) –On Saturday we had the thrilling experience of joining up with the Osoyoos-Oliver Naturalists Club for a hike up and over the top of Kruger Mountain, on the west edge of town.We would almost call it an out-of-body experience, except [...] [...more]
– But growers cautioned about vineyard business risks – (OSOYOOS TIMES — May 9, 2007) –By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesThis year's president of the BC Grapegrowers Association (BCGA) “ Osoyoos grower Manfred Freese “ says there is room for expansion in the region's vineyards but adds viticulture is not an easy road.Freese is the newly-elected BCGA president [...] [...more]
