-Making it to final contest means guaranteed cash- OSOYOOS TIMES-January 14, 2009-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesWhen Ron Trottier of Osoyoos received a phone call on Jan. 7 telling him he had won an all-expenses-paid trip to Winnipeg to take a shot at winning $1 million, he figured he was being scammed.I thought this was a con job, [...] [...more]
-Community rallies to help woman's family- OSOYOOS TIMES-January 14, 2009-By Karen KnelsenrnOsoyoos TimesShe's out of the hospital and in stable, if weak, condition now.But just days ago, 37-year-old Roxy Pattison, who recently moved to Osoyoos with her young family, was in a hospital bed at the Penticton Regional Hospital Intensive Care Unit in an inexplicable coma.When [...] [...more]
-B.C. has 26 communities with an Extreme Weather Response Program- OSOYOOS TIMES-January 14, 2009-By Diane ZoSpecial to the Osoyoos TimesTents are not recommended winter shelter, but Osoyoos has two people living in tents at Gyro Park.One of the temporary residents, who identifies himself as Richard, said, I don't mind camping. I used to be a Boy [...] [...more]
WRITER CLARIFIES HIS LETTER FROM LAST WEEKrn Editor:This is in reply to my letter you published January 7, 2009.I did not want my letter published as a guessing game.As a matter of fact, it was Rudy's Flooring that gave us such very good service and an excellent job.Gord Jeffries,rnOsoyoosOSOYOOS TIMES-January 14, 2009 [...more]
A WORD ABOUT A LETTER THAT APPEARED LAST WEEK OSOYOOS TIMES-January 14, 2009In last week's issue of the Osoyoos Times, a letter to the editor appeared where the writer brought up a bad experience with a local business.The writer also brought up an experience with another local business which gave him service above and beyond the [...] [...more]
-Mother gave birth on Jan. 2- OSOYOOS TIMES-January 7, 2009-By Karen KnelsenrnOsoyoos TimesOsoyoos made a claim to fame early in 2009 after Jared Shawn David Stene was welcomed into the world as the first South Okanagan baby born this year.Although there was a baby delivered at Penticton Regional Hospital on New Year's Eve, Jared's mother, Amanda [...] [...more]
-Forecasters say avalanche threat in most of B.C. to worsen- OSOYOOS TIMES-January 7, 2009-By Karen KnelsenrnOsoyoos TimesOh no, not again, was the thought Oliver resident John Hofman had when he first heard about the deaths of eight snowmobilers caught in an avalanche near Fernie last month.He said the news reports brought tears to his eyes, as [...] [...more]
THANKS TO THE TOWN FOR HELP WHEN WATER WAS OUT Editor:During the recent water outage experienced in Osoyoos the 74 homes at Casitas del Sol on 115th Street were directly affected. On behalf of our residents I would like to thank all those who helped during this time. The support received from the Town of Osoyoos [...] [...more]
COUNCIL COULD DEFINITELY MAKE SHELTER PROPOSAL MORE OF A PRIORITY OSOYOOS TIMES-January 7, 2009Osoyoos's new town council may have made its first misstep by putting a proposition to use the Cactus Centre as an emergency weather shelter on the backburner. This winter has already been particularly harsh for Osoyoos and there are people sleeping in tents [...] [...more]
