“Obviously it’s really hard to give up something you’re so committed to,” admitted Gayle Cornish, curator of the Osoyoos Museum, about her decision to retire this fall.
“There’s a point when you have to step back and relax a bit. I love what I do but I know there is a time to do some of the other things in life.”
Oliver-Osoyoos RCMP spokesman Sgt. Ken Harrington has confirmed that Ace Elkink, who owns a ranch just west of Osoyoos, was the victim of an assault at the Oliver Airport on 95th Street on July 31.
Elkink holds a water licence for the Testalinden Lake reservoir, which burst on June 13 causing a mudslide near Oliver’s Road 16.
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“We have no interest in picking a fight with recreational fishermen,” said Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, chairman of the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA). “They’re not at fault here.”
But anyone taking advantage of the rare opportunity to fish for sockeye salmon on Osoyoos Lake between August 13 and 22 will likely be approached by members of the ONA and told loud and clear why the group is in opposition of the federal government’s decision to allow the temporary salmon fishery on the lake.
A 15-year-old boy from Bridesville ended up in hospital with head and leg injuries after being struck while crossing a crosswalk on Main Street by a suspected impaired driver.
The boy was riding his bicycle at about 5:40 p.m. on Aug. 13 at the crosswalk at the intersection of Main Street and 85th Street from the south side of the street to the north side when he was struck by a westbound 1997 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by a 46-year-old Osoyoos man.