-Delay could jeopardize sewage project- OSOYOOS TIMES-November 12, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesFinal approval of the Willow Beach Resort development application has been postponed at the request of the developers.The application was supposed to receive fourth and final reading before the Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) board of directors on Nov. 6.It could be several months before the [...] [...more]
-Former Area C director defeats Osoyoos Mayor John Slater and Oliver Mayor Ron Hovanes- OSOYOOS TIMES-November 12, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesLocal Liberal party members have chosen Oliver resident Joe Cardoso to stand as their candidate for the new Boundary-Similkameen riding in the provincial election this spring.Cardoso, a former rural Area C director on the Regional District [...] [...more]
-'Mitch was very coachable'- OSOYOOS TIMES-November 12, 2008-By Karen KnelsenrnOsoyoos TimesSpeed, strength and smarts are what it takes to make it in the NHL and Osoyoos's own Mitch Fritz has demonstrated that he's got the whole package.For his hard work on the ice, Fritz, 27, has been rewarded with a contract with the New York [...] [...more]
AN OPEN LETTER TO BILL BARRISOFF REGARDING TAXATION Dear Honourable Bill Barisoff,I would like to raise my concern about the exceptionally high taxation in B.C. on the current Property Transfer Tax (PTT), as it is 222 per cent more than the average Canadian homeowner pays elsewhere. This taxation has not changed in essence since its [...] [...more]
-Questions arise about Desert Park, Destination Osoyoos - OSOYOOS TIMES-November 5, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesMore than 200 people filled the Osoyoos Secondary School Mini Theatre on Oct. 29 to hear what mayoral candidates Manuel Gosselin, Eike Scheffler and Stu Wells and rural Area A director candidates Sherry Linn and Mark Pendergraft had to say.Hosted by the [...] [...more]
-Candidates asked about building, spending limits- OSOYOOS TIMES-November 5, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesThe 10 candidates running for the four Osoyoos town council positions faced nearly a dozen questions on topics ranging from the environment to development to the economy during their forum at the Osoyoos Secondary School Mini Theatre on Oct. 30.Close to 250 people, more [...] [...more]
-Town no longer interested in buying property- OSOYOOS TIMES-November 5, 2008-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesAn agreement that would have put the Elks property at the corner of Hwy. 97 and 62nd Avenue in Osoyoos into the hands of developers based in the Lower Mainland has collapsed.Leroy Olson, secretary and past district deputy for the Osoyoos Elks Lodge [...] [...more]
CHOOSE NEXT MAYOR WISELY Editor:In the civic election 2008, I would hope that the residents and taxpayers of Osoyoos would carefully consider their choice when voting for the mayor's chair. Do we really want a mayor who is not a resident of the Town of Osoyoos in the mayor's position? Also, why would we commit our [...] [...more]
SOME POLITICIANS SHOULD WATCH WHAT THEY SAY AND DO OSOYOOS TIMES-November 5, 2008In this season of elections, one would think that people running to get into, or stay in, office would act more appropriately.Especially in public.It may sound like nit-picking when there are so many issues that deserve deep focus leading up to the Nov. 15 [...] [...more]
