– 80% of area pine trees likely to be wiped out – (OSOYOOS TIMES — May 9, 2007) –A severe infestation of the mountain pine beetle is expected to sweep through the pine forests on either side of the South Okanagan Valley in 2009 and 2010, laying waste to about 80 per cent of the ponderosa [...] [...more]
COMINGS & GOINGS OF A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT LOCAL PEOPLE (OSOYOOS TIMES — May 9, 2007) –Two stories in this week's Times mark more of the natural comings and goings of people who are important players in our community.We mark the retirement of Dick Pratt, the 27-year veteran caretaker at Osoyoos Elementary School, Osoyoos Secondary School [...] [...more]
– Rumours of payment refuted – (OSOYOOS TIMES — May 2, 2007) –The Town of Osoyoos has squelched a rumour, fed by a World Hockey Association (WHA) internet news release, that the WHA has paid what it owes to the Town and the WHA Spurs will be back to play in Osoyoos for the 2007-08 hockey [...] [...more]
