Praemonitus, Praemunitus – Political Nudge Two Earlier this week, I listed the vision or mission statements of those Canadian national political parties that have one – or two – or something close. I suggested that you find the one that resonates and then go find out which party you have chosen. In case you […]
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Council briefs – Osoyoos
Peanut Pond project plows forward The large multi-family residential development above the southwest shore of Peanut Pond received a couple of council approvals this afternoon as the project continues to move ahead. The 54-unit project will fill the empty land between the pond and Highway 3, behind the Super 8 Motel. Council approved an Official […]
Osoyoos water councillor sacked – system under review
By ROY WOOD One of the two water councillors in Osoyoos has been punted from town council for lack of attendance and, at the same time, council has begun a process that may eliminate the position altogether. Kuldeep Dhaliwal was elected water councillor by acclamation last fall along with Claude Moreira. In a report to […]
School District 53 – report on meeting of June 25
The Minister of Education paid a brief visit to the district on Monday, June 24th where he took in the Celebration of Learning event at Osoyoos Elementary and also facilitated the grand opening of the new accessible playground which was funded in great part by the Ministry of Education. The end of school year usually […]
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Stop by – at the Quail’s Nest Arts Centre July 2 to 6, when the Ripoff Artists take on Andy Warhol, the king of Pop Art himself. Warhol (1928-1987) is best known for his paintings and silk screen prints of Campbell’s Soup and Coca Cola, and for his brightly coloured portraits of celebrities such as Elvis […]
National park moves closer to reality
By ROY WOOD The apparently inevitable march toward a South Okanagan national park reserve took another long step forward this morning with the signing of a tri-partite memorandum of understanding (MOU). Federal and provincial representatives and area First Nations chiefs gathered at the Nk’Mip Cultural Centre to sign the MOU, which the parties hope will […]
NPR a reality – signatures on documents….
National park reserve in the South Okanagan-Similkameen moves forward Governments of Canada and British Columbia and syilx/Okanagan Nation sign Memorandum of Understanding outlining next steps and providing a framework for naqscn/knʔxtwix / collaboration The South Okanagan-Similkameen region is an ecological treasure. A rare ecosystem that runs from rolling green hills to semi-arid desert. For millennia, […]