Written by Andrew Stuckey, Osoyoos Daily News One parent-suggested pitch for achieving long-term financial savings at South Okanagan-Similkameen schools in the wake of proposed school closures is a transition to a four-day school week. The idea was discussed at Parent Advisory Committee meetings in Osoyoos January 25. The concept will likely be presented for SD53 […]
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How many chairs to fill a gymnasium?
Lyle Chapman, Vice Principal of Osoyoos Secondary School giving ODN a tour of the gym and weight room facilities at OSS. The story today – efforts to find enough chairs to fill this gym February 9th. Staff working on finding many chairs from a church, the elementary school for a crowd expected to be over […]
Motorcycle crash rate seems to be declining
We are pleased to report a significant improvement in the motorcycle crash rate in the South Okanagan Similkameen in 2015. There was an alarming trend of an increasing number of fatal and injury motorcycle crashes in 2013 and 2014 that was identified. That trend continued into the spring of 2015. South Okanagan Traffic Services wanted […]
Grand Forks man airlifted to Kelowna
A three vehicle collision, driver 1 and 2 minor injuries, driver 3 serious head injury. SO Traffic Services attended. On 2016-01-28 at 11:20 a.m. a northbound pickup on Hwy 97 near the south end of Vaseux Lake drifted into the southbound lane. This pickup clipped a southbound five ton flat deck lumber truck. That truck spun sideways and was ‘T-boned’ […]
Bearly Visible
Zoe Kirk Source: My Naramata Bear Crossing signage has been placed along a stretch of Naramata Rd., where bears cross the road. Bears cross at that location to continue along their natural route using the gulley(s) from Upper to Lower DeBeck and the Creek Park corridor. The steep terrain causes the bears to appear quite […]
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Healthy industry – says president of fruit growers
BCFGA 127th Annual General Meeting Date: Friday and Saturday – January 29-30 Place: Ramada Hotel & Conference Centre, Kelowna It’s been more than three decades since B.C.’s tree fruit industry was this healthy. B.C. Fruit Growers Association president Fred Steele says the apple industry bucked a three-decades long spiral in 2015. While cherry crops have […]




