– Scientists & citizens mull water quality solutions – (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 25, 2007) –By Maureen ParriottrnOsoyoos TimesThe health of the Okanagan Valley's water system is fading fast, but the many brilliant minds gathered at last week's Osoyoos Lake Water Science Forum began the process of administering some much-needed CPR to the key waterway.Town Councillor [...] [...more]
– And overall crime in area is down 22% this year – (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 26, 2007) –Osoyoos/Oliver RCMP are cracking down on drug crime, Staff Sgt. Kurt Lozinski told Council in his quarterly report at last Wednesday's Council meeting. Lozinski also said overall crime in the area has decreased 22 per cent.The file count [...] [...more]
TIME TO TAKE ACTION ON OSOYOOS LAKE WATER QUALITY (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 26, 2007) –If anyone in Osoyoos didn't know our lake is teetering on the edge of being in real environmental trouble, they must know it now.Those involved with the lake water quality issue over the years have known it all along.Many studies have [...] [...more]
– Osoyoos joins new South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce – (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 19, 2007) –By Maureen ParriottrnOsoyoos Times'All for one and one for all' could be the slogan of the newly formed South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce.At a joint meeting held Sept. 11 at the Toasted Oak Restaurant in Oliver, the Osoyoos, Oliver and [...] [...more]
– Water & sewer services for 1,200-unit development considered – (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 19, 2007) –The Town says it plans to meet with both representatives of the Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen and Willow Beach developers in upcoming weeks, to discuss the future of the resort housing mammoth planned for the north end of Lake Osoyoos. It's [...] [...more]
– Officials from B.C. & Washington state to look at variety of factors – (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 19, 2007) –Representatives from the Similkameen Valley in B.C. and Okanogan County in Washington State are gathering information in a preliminary step looking at the feasibility of dams and reservoirs on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border.A Similkameen [...] [...more]
VOTE SHOWS CHAMBER MUST BE SENSITIVE TO LOCAL NEEDS (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 19, 2007) –Businesses in Osoyoos, Oliver and Okanagan Falls will now have a unified South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce to provide services, networking, and a stronger lobbying voice on issues of importance to them.The amalgamation of the three towns' separate Chambers of Commerce [...] [...more]
– Aviators blast site maintenance and use by drag racers – (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 12, 2007) –By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesWhile local drag racers may be enjoying the facilities at the Osoyoos Airport, it would seem aviators are not.Two pilots who are regular users of the Airport told the Osoyoos Times they're upset at lack of [...] [...more]
– RCMP looks at earlier assault as possible cause of death – (OSOYOOS TIMES — Sept. 12, 2007) –While questions into the mysterious death of Osoyoos resident Gary Scott Knight continue, those who knew him continue to grieve. Knight collapsed and died outside the Lady on the Lake Pub on Aug. 29, three days after he [...] [...more]
– Sandhu wants to add 77,000-sq-ft greenhouse, and more in future – (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 12, 2007) –Rural Osoyoos nursery operator and vegetable grower Jesse Sandhu has gained qualified support from the local planning committee of the Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) for his plan to more than double his greenhouse space.After much discussion at a [...] [...more]
