The Similkameen River is on the list and is endangered due to a proposal by Fortis to build the Canyon Dam located fifteen kilometers south of Princeton. The size of the Canyon Dam would be significant with a reservoir up to 35 kilometers long. Its construction is estimated to destroy the canyon’s ecosystem which has […]

Audited Financial Statements The board received a report from Ken Carmichael of BDO Canada about the 2013 Audited Financial Statements. The ORL received a clean audit report and 2013 was consistent with previous years in the statement of financial position. The Board approved the 2013 Financial Statements as presented and approved BDO Canada as the […]

Representatives of FortisBC told RDOS directors today that a stand alone power plant on the Similkameen River south west of Princeton cannot generate power at a cost that can make money for the company – but it still wants to build a storage dam that other parties might subsidize for flood control and fish enhancement. […]

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in a motorcycle incident near Osoyoos on May 19, 2014. The man was Stanley William Beaton, aged 55, from Osoyoos. Mr. Beaton was riding a motorcycle west along the Highway 3 near Osoyoos when the incident occurred. Emergency personnel attended the scene […]

Protection for Osoyoos Indian Band burial site in Haynes Point Provincial Park OSOYOOS A new agreement between the Province and the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) will honour and respect the OIB cultural heritage sites and values within Haynes Point Provincial Park, including the recently disturbed OIB ancestral remains and burial site. Under the agreement, BC […]