Decisions and Discussions from Tuesday February 11 1. Grant requests: Council agreed to a request from the Okanagan Portuguese Club for a small grant to pay civic taxes for 2014. Council has also agreed to put the Club on the list for qualification for tax exempt status in 2015 and beyond. A second request for […]
Archives for February 2014
MP not impressed with budget
2014 BUDGET FAILS CANADIANS OTTAWA –Alex Atamanenko, MP (BC southern Interior) – Budget 2014 falls short of taking significant action on many of the challenges facing Canadians today. “There are 300,000 more unemployed today than before the recession, many seniors are struggling and families are finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet,” stated […]
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“Name the Puppy”
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) needs help in naming a handful of their newest (and cutest) recruits! The Police Dog Service Training Centre (PDSTC) in Innisfail, Alberta is asking young Canadians to suggest names for 10 German Shepherd puppies recently born at the Centre. Children are encouraged to be original and imaginative in finding […]
Federal budget highlights
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered a budget today The budget has a $2.9-billion deficit and a $3-billion contingency fund. The government say it will balance the budget next year. The budget proposes to make retired federal public servants pay half the costs of their health-care plan, up from a quarter now. This would raise annual payments […]
Osoyoos police report
On February 7th, 2014 at approximately 11:45 am, the Osoyoos RCMP responded to 5 car Motor Vehicle accident on Main St / 87th St, Osoyoos. A Dodge Dakota rear-ended a Buick Century car that had backed out onto Main St. The vehicle then continued East on Main St and struck 3 other diagonally parked […]
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Latest Olympic sport – bird flying Local birds – a clean sweep of Gold, Silver and Bronze