Oliver and District Heritage Society President – Vance Potter – pictured above Vice-President Sue Morhun Secretary Don Bednarczyk* Treasurer Cindy Pinske Directors: Terry Killough, Dave Janzen and Bruce Hamilton RDOS – Terry Schafer, Town of Oliver – Larry Schwartzenberger Executive Director – Manda Maggs

By ROY WOOD Spurred by the efforts of a class of environmentally aware high schoolers, Osoyoos council will at least look at taking action against plastic-waste pollution in the community and will urge the local business community to get on board. Tuesday’s decisions follow a May 22 appearance of a grade-11 class asking council to […]

Road to high school up for repair The main access road to Osoyoos Secondary School will undergo a major renovation starting very soon so it will be completed before school goes back in September. According to a report from operations director Jim Dinwoodie, 62nd Avenue from Highway 97 to the high school is about 40 […]

By ROY WOOD The town of Osoyoos has agreed to help pay for a study aimed at getting better service at Penticton Regional Airport, but the amount turns out be more tokenistic than substantial. Penticton chief administrative officer Peter Weeber earlier asked for financial help to pay for a consultant’s study aimed at developing a […]

By ROY WOOD Osoyoos will allow retail sale of recreational marijuana within its boundaries, but only in private outlets, not provincial government cannabis stores. That was one decision to emerge from a lengthy discussion at Tuesday’s regular council meeting. Many other aspects of the looming legalization of pot sales and possession were discussed but ultimately […]

Winston Churchill criticised the electoral outcomes of the alternative vote as “determined by the most worthless votes given for the most worthless candidates.”

Linda Larson   (Liberal) Member of the Legislature – Boundary Similkameen Married 48 years (to Larry), grand mother to 4 The next election in BC is May 2021 – will you run? “Never say Never” – but it is unlikely that I will run again. *** From Parks Canada “Moving forward to realize a new […]