This field or an area nearby touted as a possible site for car racing but there is a long way to go before this is a reality.

Chief Clarence Louie says “it is not a for-sure-thing – the developers need enough membership sales and the OIB members still have to vote on it. The proposed track is on the top hay – corn field, a steep ridge above the sub division.”

Race car driver Jacques Villaneuve is scheduled to make an appearance Sunday at Spirit Ridge in Osoyoos and dignitaries/media have been asked to attend to meet him and other supporters of a commercial venture that needs local support.

Fans will be asked to purchase memberships to generate funds to build a racetrack. Local investors are being sought as well.