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After the referendum
What happens if First Past the Post is the preferred system? Answer: The voting system will stay the same. What happens if a proportional representation voting system is the preferred system? Answer: If the majority of votes support proportional representation on Question 1, the voting system with the most support on Question 2 will be […]
The Steele report
If you were in the Provincial Government when do you wonder if your priority is the public’s priority? I say this because the powers that be engaged in a hype beyond reason to promote the new voting procedure known as proportional representation. This was a mail in ballot which cost millions and very few returned […]
Speed bumps and ….what to do…….. Bridge Park?
Tuesday 4:30 to 7:30 pm Oliver Community Hall Discuss ways of slowing traffic And a plan for a very small park at the “Bridge” This strip of land south of new hotel primarily designed to be a brief rest stop and launch pad for those using the hike and bike trail. A needed resource for […]
Osoyoos room tax to jump by 50 per cent
By ROY WOOD Council readily okayed a 50-per-cent hike in the local hotel tax on Monday, but ran into a bit more trouble agreeing to allow the revenue flow directly to Destination Osoyoos (DO). As the town’s designated tourism marketing arm, DO sought council’s approval to raise the tax on hotel rooms from two […]
Honours
Everyone knows how bad the fires and floods were in 2017 and 2018 across the Province of BC. Whether 2017 was worse than 2018 or vice versa will depend on who you talk to and how they were impacted. In both 2017 and 2018 Oliver/Osoyoos Search and Rescue was tasked out to do evacuation alerts […]
What the heck is a TFSA?
Every so often the government offers us a tax break and 2009 saw one with the introduction of the TFSA, starting with a $5,000 limit. But what exactly is a Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) really? The biggest thing to know about the TFSA, is that it isn’t merely a savings account. In fact, it […]
Osoyoos Council briefs
Town raids savings to repair flood-damaged wall Osoyoos will dip into its savings for close to three hundred thousand dollars to repair and upgrade the retaining wall near Cottonwood Park damaged by this year’s flooding. According to a report from operations director Jim Dinwoodie, the silt and sand under the Allan block wall adjacent […]