Emergency Management B.C. is urging residents in the B.C’s South Interior to take special care where there are high stream flow advisories. The B.C. River Forecast Centre has issued advisories for the Okanagan, Similkameen River tributaries, West Kootenay and East Kootenay (including the Moyie River) and Boundary region (including Granby and Kettle River). Residents, recreationalists [...] [...more]
Not many 10 year olds know who Kevin O’Leary, Arlene Dickinson, Robert Herjavec, Jim Treliving and Bruce Coxon are, but Teagan Adams isn’t any normal little boy. The talented Osoyoos youngster, along with his mother Chantelle, are finalizing plans to leave for Toronto next week as they will make a pitch to the members of [...] [...more]
Doris Walton said helping others comes as naturally to her as breathing. “I just love people and lending a helping hand whenever I can,” said Walton, who humbly accepted the Outstanding Individual Volunteer Award at the Osoyoos Volunteer Appreciation and Awards Ceremony held Saturday afternoon at the Sonora Community Centre. “This is a small community, [...] [...more]
The board of directors for the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) have passed an almost identical motion to that approved by Town of Osoyoos council two weeks ago asking that the provincial government resume talks with Parks Canada about establishing a national park in this region. “It was actually a three-part motion,” said Osoyoos Mayor [...] [...more]
Dear Editor: Just recently, the Osoyoos Times published an article regarding store owners in downtown being allowed to pile their wares out on the sidewalks outside of the business storefronts. There are a few items that should be discussed before this is allowed to happen. Instead of widening the sidewalks at taxpayer expense, why don’t [...] [...more]
Dear Editor: The B.C. medical system has a serious flaw when it comes to surgery wait times and this needs to be corrected. As an example, I recently required surgery for a so-called “elective” surgery problem. I was placed on a four- -to-six-month waiting list for what doctors insisted was a non life-threatening problem. However, [...] [...more]
The smile on Doris Walton’s face said it all during the annual Osoyoos Volunteer Appreciation Awards, held this past Saturday afternoon at the Sonora Community Centre. Walton was beaming from ear to ear and being congratulated by dozens of friends after humbly accepting the Outstanding Individual Volunteer Award. For the past 25 years, Walton has [...] [...more]
After being eliminated during the first round of their playoff series against the Kelowna Chiefs earlier this year, the Osoyoos Coyotes are looking ahead, beginning with their annual spring prospects camp this weekend. “We’re just going to look for kids that got the right makeup, know what it takes to compete and not lose their [...] [...more]
As a teacher for more than 30 years, Stan Kelliher says he recognizes and appreciates giving people a second chance and opportunity to turn their lives around. However, realizing five convicted criminals will be living only metres from his back yard several months from now upsets him deeply, said the retired Osoyoos high school teacher. [...] [...more]
Despite the many problems that have been associated with the Regal Ridge development over the past two years, the new owners of 3,300 acres of land on Anarchist Mountain believe the future looks very bright moving forward. Ron Palmer, the managing partner with the newly-formed Osoyoos Mountain Estates Inc. (OMEI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alberta’s [...] [...more]
