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Fighting a fire alone with a hose

Photo submitted by Carole Stevens Sunday afternoon, owners of Stevens Farm dealing on their own with high flames nearing their property. Helicopters arrived around 5:00 PM

Water councilors in Osoyoos – vote no

By ROY WOOD Despite the vocal objections of one of its water councillors, Osoyoos town council voted Monday to include the rural areas that use town water in the restrictions town residents have been living with nearly all summer. The issue of rural residents being exempt from the twice-a-week lawn watering rules, which came into […]

Osoyoos airport – back in the news

By ROY WOOD Proponents of the Osoyoos airport were back before town council on Monday looking for about $15,000 to help pay for a business plan for the facility that council had been considering closing altogether. Glen Harris, president of the Osoyoos Airport Development Society, told council that since it last appeared before council in […]

You have to be tough

Photo by Sean Harris – at SOSS. Sean says about 120 forestry staff used the school during this major incident that made news across Canada.