By ROY WOOD Over the objections of two councillors, Osoyoos council has decided to donate $40,000 to the Osoyoos Desert Society to help replace the decrepit trailers that house its interpretive centre. Two motions from an April 16 closed council meeting were brought forward Monday for approval in public. The first motion was to designate […]

I have always been interested in my family and where they came from. During a search for more information, I came across this story that was a true account of an heroic deed: A Daring Escape While serving under Wellington’s command during the Napoleonic Wars, my 4th great grandfather, Josias William Tayler served and fought […]

All pictures taken Tuesday

Presentation from Interior Health on the Emergency Department stats given to Osoyoos and Oliver Councils. The stats indicate that the number of people entering the hospital at South Okanagan General Hospital Oliver (SOGH) are much higher than overall figures with the regional Health Authority. Nearly 70 per cent of the emergency visits to SOGH in Oliver could […]

Winners’ Circle The Wine Country Racing Association (WCRA) treated the Okanagan Valley to another drag race Sunday, at Osoyoos’ airport. A weekend filled with all sorts of car shows and events to entertain the automotive enthusiast culminated with the following drivers gracing the winners’ circle. SPORTSMAN BRACKET Mason McCune made his car club, The Detonators, […]

Sunset at Turtle Beach Tuc-el-nuit Lake