The schoolroom of the early 21st century is a very different place, parents and educators heard at a forum last week at Osoyoos Elementary School. The electronic “smart board” has replaced the old chalkboard at the front of the classroom, students submit projects as PowerPoints, and technologies such as Skype and iPads are part of [...] [...more]
A permanent new location has yet to be found and several more organizational meetings will have to be held, but there’s plenty of optimism that the Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP) operated by the Canadian Red Cross will be returning to Osoyoos after all. The decision to shut down the program created a lot of [...] [...more]
A recent unexpected flood has some members of Town of Osoyoos council questioning whether it’s time to stop pouring money into the Desert Park recreation complex, with some suggesting the time has come to consider tearing down the building. On Jan. 24, a pipe burst at the recreation complex, located in the lower level of [...] [...more]
Town of Osoyoos council is one vote away from approving the 2013 operating budget and five-year capital plan after second and third reading of the 230-page document following a public meeting Monday night in council chambers. Council is expected to pass the budget during its next regular meeting scheduled for Monday, March 4. The draft [...] [...more]
As the Osoyoos Coyotes head into the playoffs, starting Friday night on home ice against the Princeton Posse, they have a chance to make a brand new start. The local squad ended the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) regular season in a respectable third place in the Okanagan Division. The Coyotes have proven for [...] [...more]
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to B.C. Premier Christy Clark. Thank you for coming to tour Penticton Regional Hospital on Friday, Feb. 15. We appreciate that you took time out of your busy pre-election schedule to visit and tour our facility. However, your lack of commitment to the Patient Care Tower is unacceptable. [...] [...more]
After 52 regular season games spread out over the past five months, the time has come for the Osoyoos Coyotes to play the games that matter most as their best-of-seven Kootenay International Junior Hockey League first-round playoff matchup against the Princeton Posse is ready to begin Friday night at the Sun Bowl [...] [...more]
With more volunteers than ever before, sold-out workshops throughout the year, great success in grant funding and thousands of visitor experiences, these are good days for the Osoyoos Desert Society. Despite all of the success, the society very much needs the $15,000 in core funding which was provided by the Town of Osoyoos for the [...] [...more]
Town of Osoyoos council has passed first reading of the town’s 2013 operating budget, one that includes intensive capital spending “that is heavy on infrastructure” and a tentative 1.83 per cent tax increase that would result in a $60 a year increase on a house assessed at roughly $370,000. Council approved first reading of the [...] [...more]
It’s going to take a spirited community effort to raise some significant dollars, however, it’s all but certain the new splash park for the Town of Osoyoos is going to open as scheduled this summer. Members of Town of Osoyoos council have tentatively approved funding for the splash park to [...] [...more]
