-Possibility of offering day-surgery and emergency services at centre being considered- OSOYOOS TIMES-October 15, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesA new development proposal for land bordering Peanut Lake between the Avalon Mobile Home Park and the Econo Lodge has been pitched to Osoyoos town council.Ron Bartsch of Osoyoos, who owns the parcel of land with partner Stanley Yasin [...] [...more]
-Conservatives fall just shy of majority government threshold- OSOYOOS TIMES-October 15, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesAfter what started off as a close race with Conservative Party challenger and Oliver resident Rob Zandee, NDP incumbent Alex Atamanenko was re-elected to represent the B.C. Southern Interior riding in Ottawa.According to Elections Canada, Atamanenko had secured 48 per cent of [...] [...more]
-Taking over system not an option unless district joins Town: mayor- OSOYOOS TIMES-October 15, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesResidents of the Osoyoos Irrigation District-East Bench will have a say on the future of their 41-year-old domestic water system at a public meeting on Oct. 23.In order to meet Interior Health water safety standards brought into effect three [...] [...more]
MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT HERITAGE Editor:Osoyoos appears to be the only municipality in the B.C. Interior which has not taken steps to preserve at least some buildings of historical value. Unless some measures are soon taken to do so, it is only a matter of time before the developers' axe eliminates any potential [...] [...more]
SCRAPPING PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE OPTION A WISE CHOICE FOR BCAA OSOYOOS TIMES-October 15, 2008The British Columbia Automobile Association made a smart decision on Oct. 8 to end its trial offer of private medical insurance policies to its members.The association began offering what it called medical access insurance in August and the program allowed members facing long [...] [...more]
-Concerns about taxes, fuel costs raised- OSOYOOS TIMES-October 8, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesNot surprisingly, much of the focus of the federal all-candidates forum held in Osoyoos on Oct. 1 was on economic matters and how a deepening financial crisis in the U.S. could affect jobs, small businesses and pensions here in the South Okanagan.Conservative candidate Rob [...] [...more]
-Nomination period ends Oct. 10- OSOYOOS TIMES-October 8, 2008-By Karen KnelsenrnOsoyoos TimesAs of Oct. 6, only one person had filed nomination papers at Osoyoos Town Hall to indicate a desire to run for the position of mayor while three people had filed papers to run for council positions.So far, Manuel Gosselin will be seeking election as [...] [...more]
-First phase likely to cost more than $10 million- OSOYOOS TIMES-October 8, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesRural Osoyoos Area A Director Mark Pendergraft said there has to be a shovel in the ground by the end of this month or the easement agreements necessary to complete the Northwest Sewer Project will expire.When the project was first conceptualized [...] [...more]
OSOYOOS'S OLDER HOTELS NEED TO SHAPE UP: VISITORrn Editor:As a regular visitor to Osoyoos in all seasons, I would like to express my concerns regarding some of the motels in your lovely town. Having stayed at three or four of these motels in the past few years and paying $150 and up per night it has [...] [...more]
-Orphaned great horned owls rescued from Gyro Park- OSOYOOS TIMES-October 1, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesMembers of the South Okanagan Rehabilitation Centre for Owls released two young great horned owls into the wild on Anarchist Mountain on the afternoon of Sept. 28.A group of about 17 people gathered on an undeveloped lot in the Regal Ridge Development [...] [...more]
