Residents of early Penticton, who documented life at the turn of the century, estimate that there were eighty four-horse and six-horse freight outfits supplying the mines to the south from the wharves in Penticton. This is about the same number of eighteen wheelers operating in and out of Penticton supplying goods to the city today. J.A. […]

Secrest Hill Rd between Test Orchard Rd. and Pampas Grass Way Part of the solution below

Near K and C – between Rd 2 and 3 – west lane

Evacuation Alert Expanded – 148 homes notified in rural Oliver The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen is expanding the number of homes under Evacuation Alert north of Oliver  to 148 properties due to the potential of a debris flow. This number includes 16 homes already under alert along Sportmens Bowl Rd.   A dam and a culvert […]

EVACUATION ALERT PROPERTIES: 100COVERTPL 200COVERTPL 300COVERTPL 400COVERTPL 450COVERTPL 500COVERTPL 7337HIGHWAY 97 7431HIGHWAY 97 7469HIGHWAY 97 7471HIGHWAY 97 7473HIGHWAY 97 7501HIGHWAY 97 7525HIGHWAY 97 7561HIGHWAY 97 7595HIGHWAY 97 7611HIGHWAY 97 7621HIGHWAY 97 7667HIGHWAY 97 7675HIGHWAY 97 7801HIGHWAY 97 7811HIGHWAY 97 7823HIGHWAY 97 7841HIGHWAY 97 7859HIGHWAY 97 7874HIGHWAY 97 7910HIGHWAY 97 7915HIGHWAY 97 7930HIGHWAY 97 7944HIGHWAY 97 […]

  By ROY WOOD The consortium planning a 49-room bunkhouse for tourism industry  employees faces a couple of major obstacles in its quest for an $80,000 contribution from the town of Osoyoos. The Osoyoos Employee Housing Society (OEHS) is a non-profit society started by major local tourism businesses for the purpose of creating a place […]

  By ROY WOOD Some wind will spill from the sails of an afternoon public hearing in Osoyoos after the town reported a controversial supportive recovery centre operator has abandoned plans to open in Osoyoos. Town chief administrative officer Barry Romanko told council early in this afternoon’s meeting that Brandon Jansen, a foundation based in […]