Editor: I would like to offer congratulations to Mr. Schulting at the Osoyoos Secondary School for organizing the senior girls soccer tournament last weekend and especially for the new format that was used. It was a first and was called the provincial rural schools tournament. It was a wonderful opportunity for 15 teams from the small schools of [...] [...more]
OSOYOOS TIMES-May 20, 2009 Overhearing more than one comment about speed traps and police blitzes on Osoyoos’s roadways during the long weekend brought up a curious question: Were the drivers being ticketed for going too fast or too slow? While it’s great that police were out in force to nail speeders, one has to wonder if the same [...] [...more]
Former Osoyoos mayor and BC Liberal Party candidate John Slater surpassed Lakhvinder Jhaj of the NDP by more than 800 votes during the May 12 provincial election to become the first MLA to represent the new Boundary-Similkameen riding. Slater had captured 37.58 per cent of the 17,133 votes cast in the electoral district, of which Osoyoos [...] [...more]
Several downtown businesses are hoping the Town of Osoyoos will re-examine its parking policies so people needing more than two hours to receive a service, shop or eat are accommodated. Right now, there is a two hour limit for parking along Main Street and people who defy that limit face the possibility of a $25 ticket. At [...] [...more]
The board of directors of the South Interior Recreational Equestrian Centre (SIREC) signed a lease with the Town of Osoyoos for Desert Park on May 7. Eike Scheffler, SIREC’s president, signed the lease with Mayor Stu Wells at Desert Park with about 20 people, including Town staff, councillors and SIREC shareholders, looking on. The lease is a [...] [...more]
If you don’t have a valid passport or an enhanced B.C. drivers’ licence by June 1 you will not be able to cross the United States border. But don’t panic. On May 13, Passport Canada will be in Osoyoos conducting a passport clinic which will speed up the passport application and processing method by a significant amount. The [...] [...more]
Editor: As a fairly recent transplant from the Coast to Osoyoos, I was very pleased to discover that the Sun Bowl Arena had free ice time sponsored by the local Rotary Club of Osoyoos. As a long time skater and hockey player, this was good news to me as I am able to skate two to three [...] [...more]
Editor: Re: Town’s workshop on economic development goals What appears to be lacking in the process of “re-igniting” is creativity. Economic development is about developing a healthy, balanced economically viable environment and consequently allowing residents to benefit from the developed amenities. After an aggressive investment and building program, mainly to accommodate tourism by the previous D.O. and town council, [...] [...more]
Editor: At the end of a recent visit to relatives in the U.S., we returned to Canada at the Osoyoos crossing. The demeanor of the guard was brusque, to say the least. He barked out commands like a boot camp drill sergeant. Now, we all understand the obligation of the officers to make a proper inspection. My complaint isn’t with [...] [...more]
Editor: As you know I only spend part of my time in Osoyoos and just came home to find that the town has decided to allow only one garbage container per household as of May 1. Why not call this what it truly is, a tax on families. Five people live in my residence when I am at [...] [...more]
