The Town of Osoyoos is pleased to announce Jared Brounstein was the successful applicant for the position of Director of Operations. He comes to the Town with many years of municipal experience ranging from large and medium to small rural communities. He has spent the last three years working in the private sector as a […]

British Columbians visiting other provinces and territories are now able to bring home liquor products for personal consumption without any restrictions or limits.Previously, there were limits on the amount of liquor British Columbians could physically bring back from other provinces for their own consumption. There were also similar restrictions from other provinces on B.C. products, […]

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He’ll only eat chicken He’s so fussy, he will only eat chicken. This is something I have heard time and time again from dog owners who think they have the fussiest dog ever. Having owned dogs throughout the fifty five years of our married life, I can honestly say that this has never been a […]

A quick observation on July 18 – heat on in the car July 19 – cloudy, dark no sun in the morning (feels like a day to wrap yourself in a blanket and read a good book). Yes the sun appears on occasion and maybe you can jump in the lake to refresh yourself. But […]

The National Police Federation announced this week that its 18,000 members and reservists would begin collective bargaining with the federal government following a 97 per cent vote in favour of unionizing. The march toward organizing a union has been on since 2015 when the Supreme Court of Canada found a rule prohibiting RCMP members from […]

Between April 1 and July 5 this year, 10 watercraft were intercepted coming into B.C. carrying adult invasive mussels. Two of the 10 were headed to the Okanagan, while the others were destined for Vancouver Island (3), the Lower Mainland (2), the Kootenays (2) and Alaska (1). In reviewing updates to B.C.’s invasive mussel inspection […]