By ROY WOOD A couple dozen residents crowded the Osoyoos council chamber this afternoon to object to a six-unit townhouse development proposed for a low-lying site between 92nd Avenue and Lambert Crescent. The applicants, Richard and Patricia Voigt, are seeking a rezoning for the just under one-acre site at 9111 92nd Avenue, which is already […]

  Lawn bowlers get five-year commitment  The Osoyoos Lawn Bowling Club has received the long-term commitment it has been seeking from the town so that it can proceed with several capital improvements to its facility near Gyro Beach. Council agreed Monday to a five-year “licence to use” agreement with the club, with the option to […]

By ROY WOOD A proposal to allow single-family homes on a one-acre waterfront parcel just north of Haynes Point was rejected by Osoyoos council this afternoon after planning staff deemed the idea inappropriate. In his application to the town to change the zoning from multi-family to single-family, developer Dennis Turco wrote that he has owned […]

Oliver – Officers are hoping the public can help locate Andrew Paul Boyne, who is currently wanted. Officers in Oliver, BC, are reaching out to the public to help locate Andrew Paul Boyne, age 48. He is wanted on the following warrants: Sec 95(1) Drive while prohibited Sec 102(a) Drive while prohibited If anyone has […]

I found the UBCM convention very informative; the amount of information and training available there is both astounding and staggering. I brought five items forward for ministerial meetings: Gas tax funding for small catchment fire departments and brigades. Creek/stream and culvert replacement and the need to change from permitting to regulatory system. Funding for flood […]

The federal leaders in tonight’s final English-language 2 hour debate of the campaign will have to use their elbows if they hope to stand out. It will be broadcast on CBC and other national channels. Leaders from each of the six parties that hope to win a seat on Oct. 21 will be at a […]