Before 7 pm south of Oliver East and north of Kismet Winery – two units from Oliver Fire Department attend burning complaint No structures threatened. On our way back home 4 fires with flames spotted in orchards. Chalk this one up to Burning Complaints 101 Contain your fire. Less smoke drier burn.
Orchard burnings attract fire department
Continued pressure urged on rural school report
By ROY WOOD The same pressure that led to the province releasing the rural education report needs to continue to ensure that it isn’t swept away and forgotten, says an Osoyoos town councillor. The report, commissioned by the former Liberal government and co-authored by Boundary-Similkameen MLA Linda Larson, was quietly released earlier this month […]
Letter to the editor
by Lyle and Margaret Warmington We are writing this letter as a result of the Town of Osoyoos looking at changing the zoning of R1 to include Supportive Housing. First off we are not Nimby people. We lost a son to suicide from addiction and mental illness, our daughter was addicted and was successful in […]
No public input on Osoyoos pot rules
By ROY WOOD There will be no public consultations regarding how the town of Osoyoos goes about implementing legalized marijuana sales and consumption. During a broad-ranging discussion at this morning’s committee of the whole, council voted unanimously against community consultations beyond the normal public hearing process that accompanies zoning bylaw amendments. Such amendments will be […]
Arrow Lake Saga
A couple of summers ago, I stopped at the Needles ferry for a picnic and walked along the shore of Arrow Lake. I was surprised with how little water there was in the lake. I could throw a stone across to Fauquier. I strolled down the steep bank to the waters edge and noticed […]
The falls – change is constant
Hotel says “Closed” – it is – three liquor licenses – For Sale – summer is coming Below – burnt out shell of Gas Station – RDOS has given the owner permission to rebuild
Upper lakes – above the valley – melt begins
How much is too much ? One resident on east side of Green Lake cut off from his normal driveway – some access from the north end but route difficult. Mahoney Lake is swollen as well. Mostly ice with melt yet to begin. A lot of water in the hills. Kitley Lake shown below is causing […]