A thousand or so single-use water bottles will be kept out of the local waste stream thanks to an initiative by the Osoyoos Golf Club and the financial support of the town of Osoyoos. OGC is hosting the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur and Senior Championships August 18-20. It expects as many as 156 competitors to be […]
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Town planner hired in Oliver – Randy Houle
Randy Houle has been hired to the newly created Director of Development Services position, effective July 3, 2019. As the Town Planner he will oversee a small department assuming responsibility for the long-term planning, current planning, building inspection, bylaw enforcement, subdivision and community development for the Town. With 9 years of local government experience, Houle […]
Condolences
Obituary for the late Ralph Raymond Riley March 13, 1926 – April 17, 2019 On Wednesday, April 17, Mr. Ralph Raymond Riley of Oliver and former long-time resident of Midway passed away peacefully at McKinney Place Extended Care at the age of 93 years. He was predeceased by his daughter Donna; son Greg; siblings Charles, […]
Trenton to work and live overseas
British Columbia Indigenous youth selected for international internships Trenton Manossa-Gabriel (27 years old) from Oliver are among 20 Indigenous interns from across Canada selected to participate in this internship. This program chooses Canadian Indigenous youth to work and live overseas with a non-profit organization. This includes organizations in Costa Rica, Kenya, Guyana, Myanmar, and Nepal. […]
Fun golf tournament – ‘Drive to Provide’
How would you like to Drive to Provide? Highway to Healing Support Society is preparing for their 2nd Annual FUN golf tournament. In order to continue to fund families from Osoyoos, Oliver and OK Falls who have to travel to obtain medical care for their children, H2H will host this 22 team fund raising tournament. […]
Council Briefs – Town of Osoyoos
OSOYOOS COUNCIL BRIEFS No room for park petition on AGM agenda Dustin Stephens had hoped to present a petition to the Osoyoos Annual General Meeting this afternoon, asking council to reconsider its decision not to support a referendum on the proposed national park reserve in the South Okanagan. Stephens, a board member of the South […]