District staff reported to the Board that 43 high school students represented School District No. 53 at the Skills Canada and Technology Competition. Of note, there were four students who earned Gold and are invited to compete in the Provincial Skills Canada Competition at the Tradex in Abbotsford on April 15, 2019. The students who […]

Data and Information My previous post was written extemporaneously as a response to comments. This post had been written first and I had expected it to be the last on the subject of the response to mass shootings. I intend to turn to other subjects. Whenever and wherever in the world a mass shooting takes […]

Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott have both been kicked out of the Liberal caucus. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday, moments after their fellow government MPs had gathered on Parliament Hill for an emergency meeting to determine their future with the party. So folks a federal election in the months ahead – take the poll […]

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6:15 Tuesday morning on OIB land north of Nk’Mip Road near Black Sage Pickup truck on fire in a bushy area adjacent to the “Chopping Block” wood lot No person associated with the fire seen. This is second fire in that area in recent days. A small grass fire spotted at race track above Sunday. […]

$150,000 for Official Community Plan update More than five years later than recommended in provincial legislation, Osoyoos is jumping into a review and update of its Official Community Plan (OCP). According to a report to council from planning director Gina MacKay, an OCP is “a local … bylaw that provides objectives and policies to guide […]