Author: Osoyoos Times

The Casitas Del Sol strata council has filed a petition with the B.C. Supreme Court calling for a judicial review of a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal decision that found the council to have discriminated against a physically disabled resident of the manufactured home community on 115th Street.
In December, the tribunal issued a decision stating the council discriminated against Mick Shannon, a retired train engineer in his 60s who suffers from a type of lung disease known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), by not allowing him to keep a solar screen installed on one of his home’s windows.

The International Osoyoos Lake Board of Control has announced that 2010 will be another drought year for Osoyoos Lake.
The board, which is an international body responsible for monitoring and controlling water levels in the lake, made the drought declaration on April 8.

Municipal taxes will be 2.9 per cent higher in 2010, Osoyoos town council announced at its April 6 meeting, where it gave the Town’s five-year financial plan first, second and third reading.
“Council is quite proud of this budget,” said Osoyoos Mayor Stu Wells, pointing out the 2.9 per cent is barely higher than the required wage increases for Town staff of 2.82 per cent.