-Public hearing on tenant protection bylaw March 3- OSOYOOS TIMES-February 27, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesWith more and more condominium and resort developments being built in Osoyoos, the town is taking steps to protect those who may be displaced by development and construction.Osoyoos's town planner has introduced a new bylaw that, if passed by council, would offer [...] [...more]
-Covering emergency room duties not a problem: doctor- OSOYOOS TIMES-February 27, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesAfter growing up in the Philippines, going to medical school in Australia and moving to be with her family in Vancouver, Dr. Anna Tan has settled on Osoyoos as the community where she wants to practise medicine.The community itself was really welcoming, [...] [...more]
-Nine-month pilot program will determine if rural collection permanent- OSOYOOS TIMES-February 27, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesNext week, for the first time ever, rural Osoyoos residents will have the luxury of leaving their garbage and recycling waste on their curbs for pickup.On March 4, the Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) will launch its curbside pickup pilot program for [...] [...more]
PARK WOULD MEAN SACRIFICES FOR NATURALISTS TOO Editor:Re: Proposed National Park ReserveWe note that several people have asked what are the Naturalists giving up to make this area a National Park Reserve. My answer to those people is the following:1. I feel that I would be giving up the problem of explaining to visitors why there [...] [...more]
CARBON TAX A MEANS FOR BETTER TRANSIT IN VALLEY OSOYOOS TIMES-February 27, 2008It may just be that the provincial government has again failed to consider B.C.'s rural areas in the 2008 budget it released on Feb. 19.A carbon tax on all fossil fuels, including gasoline, is, in itself, a good thing. Trying to encourage people to [...] [...more]
-We're trying to get out in front of the pack right now because there's a shortage of doctors- OSOYOOS TIMES-February 20, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesThe communities of Osoyoos and Oliver again played host to a doctor looking into the possibility of practising here last weekend.Dr. Anna Tan arrived in the area on Feb. 14 for a [...] [...more]
-District municipality model suggested as another possible governance option- OSOYOOS TIMES-February 20, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesOsoyoos town councillors challenged a number of ideas surrounding the future of regional governance in the Okanagan Valley at a meeting with a consultant representing the Okanagan Similkameen Valley Governance Working Committee on Feb. 13.The councillors, along with members of town [...] [...more]
BALANCE BETWEEN PROMOTING TOWN'S GROWTH AND MAINTAINING COMMUNITY CULTURE POSSIBLE OSOYOOS TIMES-February 20, 2008Osoyoos' new brand/slogan, unveiled earlier this month, definitely has a nice ring to it. A great deal of work went into this effort to revamp the community's profile in the eyes of potential investors, tourists and maybe even future residents.And everyone involved with [...] [...more]
RGS IS A MISTAKE FOR THE COMMUNITY Editor:Re: RGS (Regional Growth Strategy) Originally the shared brainchild of a few well-meaning, but not necessarily well-informed, people who had nothing better to do that day. (Subject to correction, about 55 people from the South Valley).While weather prevented us from attending the RDOS' Open House of Feb. 5th at [...] [...more]
-Pet limits dropped from bylaw, vets to have say on euthanizations- OSOYOOS TIMES-February 6, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesOsoyoos town councillors gave first, second and third readings at their meeting on Feb. 4 to a cat control bylaw that will allow bylaw officers to catch, detain and, if necessary, arrange for the euthanization of feral cats found [...] [...more]
