From: Linda Larson, MLA By now many of you will be aware of the Community Crime Forum on Aug 28th organized by a private citizen, Michael Guthrie. I know Mr. Guthrie has put a great deal of time and effort into organizing this forum. It is important to note that Oliver and Osoyoos are not […]

It’ll be a huge concern if we don’t see the overnight conditions start to drop down a bit,” according to B.C. Fruit Growers Association president Pinder Dhaliwal “Right now, it seems like the smoke is sort of acting like a blanket, keeping temperatures at night a few degrees above normal,” Dhaliwal said. Summer-ripening apple varieties […]

Ye Olde Welcome Inn pub north of Oliver at Gallagher Lake has received a facelift (sandblasted exterior and new parking lot – expanded and paved) and is reopening to the public September 14 or before. The pub changed ownership earlier in the summer and closed for renovations. “So many people keep stopping by to talk […]

By ROY WOOD Over the objections of one councillor fearful of sending an anti-business signal, Osoyoos council is moving forward with its site-specific zoning bylaw for cannabis retailing in the town. In a 4-1 vote, council directed staff to come to the September 4 meeting with a zoning bylaw amendment and a proposed policy. Applicants […]

By ROY WOOD Pastor Phil Johnson has at least a little cause for optimism after his appearance before Osoyoos council today detailing the successes and challenges of the summer pickers’ camp out behind his Baptist Church. Over June and July, some 300 mostly young would-be fruit pickers from across Canada and around the world pitched […]

From: Rick Knodel Comments on the proposed South Okanagan national park. The invitation only meeting in Penticton highlighted one of the important groups being left behind, as the Penticton Indian band (PIB) who were only given a 1/2 hr. notice of the meeting. PIB spokesperson Jonathan Baynes was critical of the lack of inclusion shown […]

Thanks to Edwin Dukes – photographer extraordinaire