Osoyoos town council has a hefty challenge on its hands in trying to figure out the best way to approach the future of parking in downtown Osoyoos. As a small town, keeping the restrictions on parking along our Main Street to a minimum is essential and could make the difference between a thriving business centre and [...] [...more]
Hot topics that were discussed at the provincial all-candidates forum in Osoyoos on May 5 included run-of-the-river independent power projects, the NDP’s proposed changes to how much private liquor stores pay for their stock and traffic congestion between Osoyoos and Vaseux Lake in the summer months. Bud Alcorn was the moderator for the event, which took [...] [...more]
According to the most recent Angus Reid poll, 41 per cent of people living in British Columbia’s Interior are supporting the provincial Liberals, with 37 per cent behind the NDP, 13 per cent behind the Green Party and five per cent supporting the Conservatives. Hamish Marshall, a research director and public affairs officer for Angus Reid [...] [...more]
People wearing surgical masks; travel advisories; schools closing in fear of outbreaks. These scenes play nightly on TV screens since the World Health Organization (WHO) started warning people of the swine flu, or H1N1 virus, last month. And last week the first confirmed case in the Okanagan Valley was reported. On April 29, a Vernon school child was [...] [...more]
Coun. C.J. Rhodes has brought forth a proposal to ban plastic “one-time-use” bags in Osoyoos. At the May 4 council meeting, Rhodes and his fellow councillors agreed to have the proposal discussed at a future committee of the whole meeting so that council and Town staff can determine how they want to approach the idea. Rhodes said [...] [...more]
Editor: The new Boundary-Similkameen riding is a small, rural riding with the least amount of eligible voters in any riding. It now has garnered major media attention as it has become a bit of a ‘snafu.’ When Joe Cardoso won the Liberal nomination he beat Rick Thorpe’s nominee, John Slater who came in third. At first Joe was asked [...] [...more]
Editor: Together we can protect the Kettle River. On his first day in office, Gordon Campbell’s Liberals cut 44 per cent from environmental protection programs. The Campbell government supports Independent Power Producers (IPP), and wants you to pay more for electricity, with no planning. There are 135 water licences already approved by the Liberals, another 68 projects are ready [...] [...more]
Editor: Don’t believe the mistruths being spread by the NDP about Independent Power Projects (IPPs) and run-of-river power generation. Our hydro resources are not being privatized. Run-of-river projects operate under water licences typically lasting for 25 to 40 year terms. At that time the water rights and any improvements on the land revert to the Crown, which means back [...] [...more]
It’s a little ironic that the keynote speaker for the 2009 Southern Interior Local Government Association conference, which was hosted right here in Osoyoos from April 29 to May 1, was to discuss media relations. When a reporter from the Osoyoos Times tried to cover the meatier parts of the conference, including the annual general meeting [...] [...more]
