-Concerns about goose droppings also raised- OSOYOOS TIMES-May 28, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesLulu the goose no longer resides at Peanut Pond.The bird's owner has taken him to live on an Oliver farm after complaints about Lulu's honking resulted in a ticket for violating the town's noise bylaw.Lulu, whose full name is Louis, first garnered media attention [...] [...more]
-Police officer allegedly assaulted during confrontation- OSOYOOS TIMES-May 28, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesThree men were arrested by Osoyoos RCMP after a trio of transients allegedly ran amok on Osoyoos's Main Street on the afternoon of May 21.RCMP spokesman Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said police received a call just after noon from an employee at the BC Liquor [...] [...more]
-'You have a chance to make a difference': Atamanenko- OSOYOOS TIMES-May 28, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesThe humanitarian crisis in Darfur, the military regime in Myanmar and the socio-economic complexities associated with China were all topics of discussion when Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko visited a group of Grade 12 students at Osoyoos Secondary School (OSS) last [...] [...more]
KEEPING PERSPECTIVE ON 'TRANSIENT' ISSUES IN OSOYOOS NECESSARY OSOYOOS TIMES-May 28, 2008Summer has returned to Osoyoos and with it the expected influx of out-of-towners. Most of the people who visit our community, whether for an afternoon, a weekend, a seasonal work term or a long vacation, bring with them largely positive contributions. They help our businesses, [...] [...more]
-Mining Ministry should look into reclamations at other area mines: Barisoff- OSOYOOS TIMES-May 7, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesThe B.C. government's reclamation of the Lakeview Dividend Mine just west of Osoyoos is complete and a ceremony was held at the former mine site last week to celebrate the occasion.The reclamation project started last November and saw 40,000 [...] [...more]
-Four-storey building to be built at site of Yore Movie Store- OSOYOOS TIMES-May 7, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesCouncil has granted a development permit to Eric De Boer of De Boer Properties Incorporated for a four-storey building on the site of Yore Movie Store on Osoyoos's Main Street.The structure will be made up of three floors of [...] [...more]
-Public invited to open house on May 15- OSOYOOS TIMES-May 7, 2008-By Chad IngramrnOsoyoos TimesThe Westmana Development Corporation said in a May 5 press release that it will be going back to the drawing board with its proposed development for the former water slide property at 5003 Lakeshore Dr.The proposed development, which features two four-storey buildings [...] [...more]
AN OPEN LETTER TO MARK PENDERGRAFT, RDOS Dear Mark,In a recent issue of the Osoyoos Times, I expressed my disappointment in the way development has evolved in the town of Osoyoos. I also made reference to the mega project planned for Willow Beach. I grew up on the lakeshore near Willow Beach and have watched the [...] [...more]
A NOTE ABOUT THE PRINCIPLES OF THE OSOYOOS TIMES OSOYOOS TIMES-May 7, 2008The Osoyoos Times is not only a source for news, it's a window into what is happening in this community from week to week.We want to give coverage to the stories, events and occasions that give Osoyoos its character and culture and we do [...] [...more]
