-Water twinning, reservior also part of deal- OSOYOOS TIMES-April 30, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesThe developers of the proposed Willow Beach Resort signed a deal with the Town of Osoyoos last week that would see the developers provide the remaining funding to complete the Northwest Sewer Project, should the development be approved.Mayor John Slater signed the memorandum [...] [...more]
-Osoyoos office could see hours reduction- OSOYOOS TIMES-April 30, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesThe South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce is seeking volunteers to run its Osoyoos office.Due to a lack of funding, the chamber has been forced to lay off the managers of its Osoyoos and Okanagan Falls offices as of April 30.There are some unfortunate things [...] [...more]
-Osoyoos part of Ontario pair's 400-course tour- OSOYOOS TIMES-April 30, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesAn Ontario couple stopped to play a few rounds of golf at the Osoyoos Golf and Country Club last week as part of their attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the most golf courses played in one year and to help [...] [...more]
HONEST PERSON SHOWS GOODNESS OF OSOYOOSrn Editor:Here is another reason people like to live in Osoyoos. This past week my teenage son was visiting from the Seattle area and while he was out and about, he lost his wallet. He had $30 in U.S. funds and all the important items that are often in your wallet; [...] [...more]
TOWN'S DEALS WITH DEVELOPERS GIVES BAD IMPRESSION OSOYOOS TIMES-April 30, 2008It's hard not to feel that the Town of Osoyoos is getting ahead of itself in terms of some of its relationships with developers looking to build in the area.On April 24 Mayor John Slater signed a memorandum of understanding with the man behind the proposed [...] [...more]
-Date pending for Willow Beach public hearing- OSOYOOS TIMES-April 23, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesThe proposed Willow Beach Resort development easily passed its second reading with the Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) board of directors at a board meeting on April 17, with only one board member opposing the motion.Official Community Plan and rezoning amendments required for the [...] [...more]
-Accomodations cheaper for Canadians in Oroville- OSOYOOS TIMES-April 23, 2008-By Chad Ingram and Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesOsoyoos Lake is under a development siege at both ends as Canadian condominium and resort developers are descending in high numbers onto land around the U.S. side of the lake.Oroville's town planner said that in recent months more and more Canadian [...] [...more]
-Developer already advertising Osoyoos project on website- OSOYOOS TIMES-April 23, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesAfter a public hearing filled with detracting voices, Osoyoos town councillors voted to postpone second and third readings of a development proposed for the former water slide property on Lakeshore Drive at their meeting on April 21.The hearing directly preceded council's regular meeting [...] [...more]
DEVELOPMENT IS TAKING A TOLL ON OSOYOOS Editor:The front page photo of the Mayor in the excavator is a reminder to me of divisions within the community between well-planned growth and condos, condos everywhere, at any cost. My parents, Bert and Liza Graham and their contemporaries were hard working community minded people, building the community we [...] [...more]
IT'S TIME TO CONSIDER HOW TO FIX VOLUNTEERISM PROBLEM OSOYOOS TIMES-April 23, 2008National Volunteer Week begins on April 27 and no time could be better to focus on the volunteerism situation in Osoyoos than right now.Much of what makes this community great can be attributed to those who give up a great deal of their free [...] [...more]
