-Committee to begin planning celebration to welcome torch- OSOYOOS TIMES-November 26, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesThe Olympic torch will pass through Osoyoos on January 24 and 25, 2010, on its coast-to-coast-to-coast journey across Canada leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver roughly 15 months from now.The stop will be part of a 106-day, 45,000-kilometre [...] [...more]
-Turnout decline part of global trend: professor- OSOYOOS TIMES-November 26, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesVoter turnout during the Nov. 15 municipal election in Osoyoos was more than 10 per cent lower than turnout for the 2005 election.According to CivicInfoBC, 46.51 per cent of the Town of Osoyoos's 3,836 registered voters marked a ballot in the municipal election.Turnout [...] [...more]
-Aquatic centre concept still at standstill- OSOYOOS TIMES-November 26, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesTime is almost up for a grant that was set aside more than two years ago for the creation of a splash park in Osoyoos.The $60,000 Osoyoos Credit Union Community Legacy Grant was awarded to the Osoyoos Splash Park Committee in October, 2006.But union [...] [...more]
PLAY'S MUSIC DIRECTOR MUST GET CREDIT TOOrn Editor:Re: Article, Sound of Music hits Mini-Theatre Stage Nov. 27-29I read with interest the article about The Sound of Music because I know several people involved in the production. It is, indeed, a huge endeavour for the communities of Osoyoos and Oliver to take on. It appears that all [...] [...more]
NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY HAVE WORK TO DO OSOYOOS TIMES-November 26, 2008Sincere congratulations to those Osoyoos residents elected or re-elected to office in the Nov. 15 municipal and regional elections.And sincere congratulations to everyone who had the courage to run, whether you won or lost.With the polling season over, it's time for our new mayor, [...] [...more]
-Three new members on Osoyoos town council- OSOYOOS TIMES-November 19,2008-By Karen KnelsenrnOsoyoos TimesOsoyoos Town Council has a new look after Saturday's municipal election, with a new mayor and three new councillors.After one three-year term as a councillor, Stu Wells defeated Eike Scheffler and Manuel Gosselin in a three-way contest for the mayor's chair.Wells garnered 1,046 votes [...] [...more]
-Project could be up and running again in one to two months: developer- OSOYOOS TIMES-November 19, 2008-By Karen KnelsenrnOsoyoos TimesGreg Rholand, from the Kingsway Group of Companies, developer of the Indigo project on Cottonwood Drive, has confirmed that plans have been put on hold for completion of the project “ at least temporarily.Right now we're just [...] [...more]
-Sale of property closes in January- OSOYOOS TIMES-November 19, 2008-By Karen KnelsenrnOsoyoos TimesBig wheels turn slowly, and building a new fire hall is a big wheel.When the Town of Osoyoos was informed by the former B.C. Fire Commissioner that it will have to find a new facility for the local volunteer fire department, it ended [...] [...more]
TIME TO CHECK THE ECONOMIC MODEL USED IN OSOYOOS? Editor:After listening to the candidates for Mayor and Councillor at the all-candidates meeting in Osoyoos, to Destination Osoyoos's presentation to Council, and to many people in the community, I can only conclude that the fundamental issue that matters to everyone in Osoyoos is the Town's economic development [...] [...more]
SHARE YOUR 'GOING GREEN' STORIES WITH OUR READERS OSOYOOS TIMES-November 19, 2008As some of you may have noticed, the Osoyoos Times has been running a special section dedicated to all things green as part of the province's LiveSmart BC campaign.The section, which is found in the newspaper's second part, usually includes a column on environmentally [...] [...more]
