Hundreds of Osoyoosites made their way to the Sun Bowl Arena Monday night for the final push to have Osoyoos declared CBC Kraft Hockeyville. “This is the final push to get in the finals, which I’m sure we will,” said Cathy Martins, a local hockey fanatic who has been leading Osoyoos through this Hockeyville journey. “Now [...] [...more]
What started out with two dollars and a dream is close to becoming reality as young Teagan Adams from Osoyoos and his parents Chantelle and Justin are only weeks away from embarking on the trip of a lifetime to help school children in Africa. Eight months ago, Teagan’s parents gave Teagan, 9, and his brother Tate, [...] [...more]
The same principles of hard work and pride in their native culture that have made the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) one of the most progressive and successful in Canada will be at the core of ensuring a new halfway house for aboriginal offenders gains community support here in Osoyoos, says Chief Clarence Louie. “This is about [...] [...more]
Let’s hope the permanent residents of Osoyoos don’t jump to any conclusions or make any assumptions now that it has been announced the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) is looking to open a five-bedroom halfway house here in town. Chief Clarence Louie, who has earned the distinction of being one of the most respected First Nations leaders [...] [...more]
A quick look outside will tell you that you would have to be crazy to be thinking about playing soccer at this time of the year. But that certainly wasn’t the feeling at the Sonora Community Centre last Tuesday night as more than 30 people came out of the cold for the South Okanagan Youth Soccer [...] [...more]
For anyone who has ever driven down Main Street in Osoyoos on yet another gorgeous spring or summer day, the beautiful scenery can often be forgotten for many who get stuck in traffic. Hopefully, the heavy traffic congestion that accumulates along Main Street on “Motel Road” on the east side of the bridge will ease substantially [...] [...more]
While she’s thrilled with the early response, Cathy Martins said she still needs plenty of help from Osoyoos and area residents in her bid to have the town named Kraft Hockeyville. A week after submitting the official entry letter and photos to the Hockeyville website to enter Osoyoos into the wildly-popular national contest, sponsored by Kraft [...] [...more]
While most people have been cursing old man winter lately, a few local wineries have been praising the recent Arctic blast as it has finally allowed them to pick the remainder of their grapes for the annual ice wine harvest. “It’s good. It was good quality [this year],” said Sandra Oldfield, CEO and wine maker [...] [...more]
Proponents of a national park for the South Okanagan are devastated but promise the issue is far from over, while opponents are thrilled with the provincial government’s announcement last week to withdraw its support. “We’re thrilled,” said Greg Norton, spokesman for the Grassland Park Review Coalition, which has opposed the proposed national park since discussions of [...] [...more]
Town of Osoyoos council has approved spending half of the $330,000 costs to install a new traffic light at the intersection of Cottonwood Drive and Hwy. 3, which will enable traffic from side streets to enter the highway during high volume summer periods. At a special meeting of council on Monday, councillors voted unanimously in favour [...] [...more]
