By ROY WOOD An executive member of the Southern Interior Local Governments Association (SILGA) dropped by Osoyoos council Monday to tout the organization and its annual convention next month. Three council members are already planning to attend the convention: Mayor Sue McKortoff and Councillors Mike Campol and Carol Youngberg. “It’s not a huge expense,” […]

A recent classic pix “out on the back deck”

March 11, 2018 – Daylight Saving Time Starts When local standard time is about to reach Sunday, March 11, 2018, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 11, 2018, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on Mar 11, 2018 than the day […]

Falling apart at the seams – Town Hall in Osoyoos –  it will likely make more cents to replace it rather than fix it. A report on  of the municipality’s 50-plus-year-old office, council chamber, planning department and (old fire hall)  highlights several structural, mechanical and architectural health and safety issues. “The overall age of the building is such […]

Brian Douglas Louie – Born 1978 Charges: Incident January 5 – Two counts of assaulting police officers  45396 Incident February 24  – Four counts: Assault, Assault causing bodily harm, assault  with a weapon, break and enter with intent 45640 Back in court Tuesday March 6th to determine the next step in the case. Louie remains […]

                                                    Marie Currie Born Maria Sklodowska in Poland (1867) to a pianist mother and a university professor father, she showed an early interest in getting an education. She won awards […]