No closures in th North Okanagan Shuswap district until next year. At a crammed meeting in the district office Tuesday night, trustees decided “to extend the consultation process for closure of Armstrong Elementary and Silver Creek Elementary until April 2017,” according to Alice Hucul, spokesperson for School District 83. “They voted to implement task forces for […]
Archives for March 2016
lang auction (2)
Live Link to Land sales Live Link to MACHINERY sales
SOLD – Naramata Co-op Property
Price $1.15 million Purchaser – Regional District Okanagan Similkameen for parkland Seller: BC Tree Fruit Cooperative Final approval this Thursday
SO transit – formalizing an arrangement
Mapping above – cost below RDOS directors will hear more on Thursday but likely to authorize this “new” service which has been operating informally for a number of years. Because of BC Transit priorities being elsewhere – there is not any $$ participation by the provincial government. Funding below pays for the bus and the […]
Solar Fair
Everyone who is curious about solar panels, energy efficient homes, and the practical aspects of local construction and installation is encouraged to drop in to the all day “Solar Fair” at the Pattison Centre at Penticton’s Okanagan College this Saturday, March 12. Free admission. Come for the whole day , or drop in for any […]
Letter to the editor
March 8th – 2nd consultation SD #53 RE-Osoyoos school closures My Name is BRENDA DOROSZ, life–long Osoyoos resident, OSS Grad, parent and I have many years experience on school committees. I am Chair of a grass roots group that I formed – SAVE OUR SCHOOLS committee. Since the media release, Jan 13th. I have continued […]
Osoyoos Citizens group – in need of restoration
By ROY WOOD Citizens on Patrol (COP) has been active in Osoyoos for more than 20 years but has fallen into disrepair and is in need of restoration. That’s the view of Osoyoos RCMP officer-in-charge Randy Bosch (below), who told Town Council on Monday that “the wheels have fallen off the bus” recently. Bosch said […]
Moorage dropped from plan
By ROY WOOD The boat moorage portion of the proposed Gyro Park Pier has been dropped from the plan because of safety and financial concerns and over the objections of one member of council. At its regular meeting Monday, Osoyoos Town Council voted to approve the so-called “Gyro Park Pier advancement Plan” so that design […]