The divisiveness of the creation of a national park for the South Okanagan was clearly evident at a public meeting sponsored by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society out of Vancouver on Wednesday, Feb. 22 in Osoyoos. At the end of an emotion-filled 90-minute presentation by Chloe O’Loughlin, director of terrestrial conservation with the parks [...] [...more]
John Wallace is living proof you do reap what you sow in life. After several years of volunteering his time to raise funds for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, the retired Osoyoos high school teacher recently underwent successful triple heart bypass surgery in Victoria. The surgery, which also included an aortic valve replacement, [...] [...more]
After several weeks of discussion, Town of Osoyoos council has finally adopted its marina operations bylaw detailing rules and regulations for those who obtain seasonal boat slips starting in April at the new town marina at Lions Park. Two days after agreeing to most of the terms and conditions, the majority of councillors changed their [...] [...more]
More than a month after B.C. Environment Minister Terry Lakes announced the provincial government was withdrawing its support for a national park for the South Okanagan-Similkameen, the emotions regarding that decision have not subsided. After more than nine years of negotiations between Parks Canada, the province and federal government, it should surprise no one that [...] [...more]
Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the letters in this week and last week’s paper regarding the suggestion of banning boats on Osoyoos Lake. I moved here 10 years ago with my family from Calgary. I have been coming to Osoyoos since 1966 – first with my parents and then with my own [...] [...more]
Dear Editor: In response to Mr. John Jelich’s letter outlining his concerns with respect to an aquatic centre in the community, I would like to further elaborate. First of all, I applaud Mr. Jelich for his concerns about my original proposal. At least a dialogue has begun to fetter out the pros and cons of [...] [...more]
Dear Editor: Everyone agrees Osoyoos Lake is this town’s greatest asset. All on town council and in the planning department nod their heads at this truth. Everyone says they will do what they can to protect the lake. But do they? I presented a couple of options to protect the lake at an open meeting [...] [...more]
After suffering a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to the Kelowna Chiefs Friday night to kick off the playoffs, the Osoyoos Coyotes regrouped and completely destroyed the Chiefs Saturday, taking game two in the Okanagan Division semi-finals by a score of 9-3. “We sure turned it around from our last game to this,” said Craig Lewis, assistant [...] [...more]
It’s only a matter of when, not if, elementary and secondary students across British Columbia will be using high-tech devices as a daily staple of school life. That message was made clear by School District 53 trustee Rob Zandee, who presented a detailed report for district trustees at its regular meeting last Wednesday evening in [...] [...more]
While the final figures have not been set in stone, Town of Osoyoos council has made the historic decision to pursue a zero per cent property tax increase for residential property owners. Mayor Stu Wells made the announcement at the end of Monday’s regular meeting of town council. “We’re heading for a zero tax hike [...] [...more]
