Mat Hassen, President: “We are disappointed with a further delay and have concerns about negative effects on our project” This in reaction to a decision by the RDOS to extend a lease to Home Building Centre in Osoyoos until 2020. Hassen states the fund raising efforts have been dealt a blow – all printed material […]
Archives for May 2015
What is going on here?
Referendum passes by 64% * (see below) – $1.26 million to buy Main St. land (Headline June 4, 2011) Osoyoos Museum board confident new home will open to public in spring of 2017 (Headline February 18, 2015) Deal lets Home Building Centre stay till 2020 – new museum delayed (Headline April 22, 2015) What is going on here? […]
Bill’s beaver
Submitted by Bill Greer Very difficult to get a beaver to pose for a shot. Greer says he really wanted a tripod at the time of the capture.
BUDGET MEETING – we invite your input
The Board of Education of School District No. 53 (Okanagan Similkameen) invites community members to attend a budget meeting at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, May 13 in the School Board Annex (dark green building). The school district’s 2015/16 annual budget will be presented, after which we invite your input, comments and questions. We appreciate […]
Done quickly – but returning soon
Answers to some questions recently asked: Road improvement work that began in early April on a section of Highway 97 between McAlpine Bridge and the Husky have now been completed with crews headed to new sites… but.. There are two contracts for this project, with the first seeing the resurfacing of the highway from Osoyoos […]
May report from MLA Linda Larson
MLA LINDA LARSON BOUNDARY-SIMILKAMEEN Congratulations to the Okanagan-Kootenay Sterile Insect Release Program on receiving international recognition for its work. The program won a prestigious Integrated Pest Management Achievement Award. While it started in the late 1970s, it took many years for all levels of government to come on board and financially support this program. The […]
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For Sale – beyond ODN limit
London – This summer, Christie’s London is honoured to present a unique and remarkable piece of British history at auction – an authentic and immaculately restored Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1A – P9374/G-MK1A (estimate: £1,500,000-2,500,000). As we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain, Christie’s is proud to mark […]