The International Osoyoos Lake Board of Control has declared 2009 a drought year for Osoyoos Lake. The announcement is based on forecasts of lower-than-normal inflow to the lake from the spring run-off, which is caused by lower-than-normal snow packs recorded in the region. In a “normal” year, water levels in the lake can be expected to range [...] [...more]
Osoyoos is suffering because of the Campbell Liberals’ arrogance and neglect. Through inaction they are failing on many issues that matter most to this community - seniors’ care, the job crisis, water management, agriculture, and tourism. As your BC NDP Candidate for Boundary-Similkameen, I am calling for an all-candidates debate in Osoyoos so that voters of Osoyoos have a chance to [...] [...more]
It’s a real shame that more people didn’t come out to attend the Osoyoos Volunteer Fair on April 19 at the Sonora Community Centre. People who already give up so much of their personal time to give something extra to the community gave even more by sacrificing their afternoons on a beautiful sunny day to showcase [...] [...more]
If the Town of Osoyoos’s 2009 budget is approved, residents will only see a 1.64 per cent tax increase this year. Osoyoos town council gave first, second and third reading to a draft five-year financial plan on April 6 that includes a preliminary budget. The budget also includes a $4 increase to garbage and recycling collection fees, [...] [...more]
-Police not ruling out connections to other Valley heists- OSOYOOS TIMES-April 15, 2009-Police said a man entered the Osoyoos CIBC through a back door at about 1 p.m. on April 13 and handed a bank teller a note instructing her to give him money. The teller handed over a small amount of cash. The suspect then [...] [...more]
-Cash will go towards municipal improvements, infrastructure- OSOYOOS TIMES-April 15, 2009-By Karen KnelsenrnOsoyoos TimesThe provincial government announced on April 7 that it would be giving the Town of Osoyoos $963,190, part of which will go towards local infrastructure projects.Penticton-Okanagan Valley MLA Bill Barisoff and John Slater, B.C. Liberal Party candidate for the Boundary-Similkameen riding, were on [...] [...more]
DEFECTIONS TO CARDOSO'S CAMP ARE FACTS, NOT CLAIMS Editor:Re: Claims arise that Liberals are jumping ship to support Cardoso.I must correct several errors that were made in this story.Firstly, Joe Cardoso is not claiming that high numbers of local Liberals are leaving the Party to back him. He is stating a fact. I spoke with the [...] [...more]
-Liberals say only few have dropped memberships- OSOYOOS TIMES-April 8, 2009-By Karen KnelsenrnOsoyoos TimesJoe Cardoso, the B.C. Conservative Party's candidate for the Boundary-Similkameen riding, is claiming that high numbers of local Liberal Party members are jumping ship to back him in the upcoming provincial election.Over 100 people have come to me and said 'We'd like to [...] [...more]
-Province to give more than $500,000 in funding to company for project- OSOYOOS TIMES-April 8, 2009-By Paul EverestrnOsoyoos TimesA British Columbia company that is developing a water desalination process that uses solar power to help make saltwater potable is looking to set up a test facility in the Osoyoos area.According to a letter sent to the [...] [...more]
CCOO SAYS ONLY AGENDA WAS TO DEFEND PUBLIC TRUST Editor:In response to Roger Horton, Letter to the Editor on April 1, 2009 in the Osoyoos Times.We, the undersigned, again have a need to set the record straight. At a time we were part of a group who spearheaded the Concerned Citizens of Osoyoos (CCOO), to shed [...] [...more]
