Author: Osoyoos Times

WATER BOARD CONSIDERS COOPERATION WITH U.S. GROUPS TO BATTLE MILFOIL

The Okanagan Basin Water Board may soon begin cooperating with organizations and governments in the U.S. on ways to battle milfoil in regional waterways including Osoyoos Lake.
A draft memorandum of understanding (MOU) focused on the “control of invasive aquatic vegetation” in the Upper Columbia River system has been prepared and Anna Warwick Sears, the board’s executive director, said the board is prepared to sign on.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT HELPS SAVE ROOTS OF EMPATHY PROGRAMS

School District 53’s Roots of Empathy programs will continue after the district’s board approved measures at its Oct. 27 meeting to allocate instructional funds to the programs.
The programs involve bringing a baby into a classroom in order to foster empathy and compassion in students.

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LOCAL CASI PROGRAM TO OPERATE OUT OF SENIORS CENTRE

The Community Action for Seniors Independence (CASI) program can now call the Osoyoos Seniors Centre home base.
At their annual general meeting on Oct. 27, centre members voted overwhelmingly in favour of making the Osoyoos Seniors Centre Association the lead agency supporting the program.

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