-New hours, security measures coming to post office- OSOYOOS TIMES-April 16, 2008-By Chad Ingram and Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesAn Osoyoos man is grateful to local police for making an arrest in relation to last month's Canada Post office break in after he learned from investigators that the suspect was allegedly building an identity theft profile on him.He [...] [...more]
-Public can comment on plan on April 21- OSOYOOS TIMES-April 16, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesOsoyoos residents can expect to see a 3.5 per cent increase in property taxes for this year if the town's new five-year financial plan is approved.Town council gave first, second and third readings to the plan, which sets out projected town revenues [...] [...more]
-Two Americans facing charges following alleged mail box thefts- OSOYOOS TIMES-April 16, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesTwo more people have been arrested in relation to mail thefts in the Osoyoos area.Local RCMP are recommending a variety of charges against an American woman and man after what turned into a car chase on the evening of April 11.Cpl. [...] [...more]
ARREST REVEALS DANGERS OF IDENTITY THEFT OSOYOOS TIMES-April 16, 2008A tip of the hat goes to local police for making a quick arrest in relation to the March 25 break-in at the Osoyoos Canada Post office where roughly 20 mailboxes were violated and a good deal of mail stolen.On the morning of the break-in, a number [...] [...more]
-Suspect faces assault and weapons charges- OSOYOOS TIMES-April 9, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesAn Osoyoos man is facing weapons charges following a domestic dispute on Old Richter Pass Road in Kilpoola on March 30.Bryce Lyons, born in 1948, has been charged with careless use of a firearm, possessing a weapon for dangerous purposes and assault.He is scheduled [...] [...more]
-Suspect linked to thefts from Kaleden to Osoyoos- OSOYOOS TIMES-April 9, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesA 26-year-old Osoyoos man has been arrested and charged in connection with thefts at the Osoyoos Canada Post office on March 25 in which some 20 mailboxes were broken into.Aaron Moore is charged with theft and fraud after police allegedly found more [...] [...more]
OSOYOOS RESIDENTS TRAPPING CATS ON THEIR OWN Editor:Is your family pet missing? Chances are the Osoyoos Town Hall will know what happened to it. In the last month many cats have been quietly trapped. The bylaw officer has been collecting cats from any member of the public who have set traps in their yard. So if [...] [...more]
SECRETIVENESS OF LOTTERY CORPORATION CONCERNING OSOYOOS TIMES-April 9, 2008The British Columbia Lottery Corporation wasn't very forthcoming when it shot down a proposal to revitalize Osoyoos's Desert Park race track a year ago and it's even less forthcoming about it's reasoning today.The Osoyoos Times waited 10 months for a Freedom of Information request on the corporation's assessments [...] [...more]
-California city has had some success with golf cart project- OSOYOOS TIMES-April 2, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesThe South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce is looking to the province and local governments to get behind an idea of using golf carts in communities to cut down on the number of cars on the road and reduce carbon emissions.But [...] [...more]
-Police, Canada Post, not sure what may have been stolen- OSOYOOS TIMES-April 2, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesRoughly 20 mailboxes were broken into at the Canada Post office on 78th Avenue in Osoyoos sometime during the evening of March 25 or the early morning of March 26.A customer who was checking the mail in the lobby of [...] [...more]
