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 […]
Little opposition to Osoyoos pot store
By ROY WOOD Just two dissenting voices were heard this afternoon at Osoyoos council’s first public hearing over an application for a rezoning to allow a cannabis retail store. The objections raised centred mainly on a potential shortage of parking near the outlet and the possibility of children being in the area from the […]
by Pat Whalley
LET’S BLAME EVERYONE ELSE Here we go again into another winter season, bringing inevitable snow, sleet, fog and other driving hazards. Today a protest for the government to change the laws regarding speed on highways such as the Coquihalla, which is notorious for frequent fatal accidents. Also today, a move to change the regulations for […]