Anti-park petition won’t change council’s mind By ROY WOOD Three or four dozen people gathered outside Osoyoos town hall this afternoon to ask council to reconsider its decision not to support a call for a regional referendum on the national park question. But Mayor Sue McKortoff made it pretty clear that such a reconsideration is […]

WorkBC abandons Osoyoos, council not happy Osoyoos will fire off a displeased letter to the provincial minister in charge of WorkBC after the organization announced it is going to “offer better services for people” by moving its operation to Oliver. In a report to council today, chief administrative officer Barry Romanko said: “Local employers benefited […]

By ROY WOOD A request for a rezoning to allow a pot shop in the Buy-Low shopping centre brings to four the number of recreational cannabis retailers at various stages of approval in the town. The latest application, from Rachel Lloyd, came to the town council table today seeking rezoning to open a cannabis store […]

By ROY WOOD Downtown Osoyoos could be dotted with sidewalk cafes this summer if council adopts a staff-recommended plan to loosen the rules around such open-air eateries. Senior planner Don McArthur told council this morning that a change in policy to allow restaurants to operate sidewalk patios “should increase vibrancy in the community” and still […]

At the end of Part Two, I said that I don’t think Trump will leave if he loses the 2020 election. During the 2016 campaign (on 19 October 2016) and before the actual election (always held, by law, on the “Tuesday following the first Monday in November), Trump refused to commit to accepting the result […]

Spring Break then Easter Circled dates are student holidays Boxed dates are non-instructional days Grey boxed dates – early dismissal (Inquiry Time) Thanks to the Tue-El-Nuit School website. Only SD#53 site in Oliver that had this information What is spring break March 18 (no school) to April 1 (students return)

    Should be the opposite based on transport costs from refineries. I filled up in Oliver. Hurry

Today a question. What are we going to do beyond having a frank discussion about violence around the world and the murder of innocent people being killed? Upfront, I don’t have the answers but I hope to provide a measure of understanding with a point of view. It was about forty years ago, we heard […]