Author: Osoyoos Times

Jo Knight has been appointed as the new executive director of Destination Osoyoos (DO).
“No one can replace Glenn Mandziuk,” Knight said, joking about how she doesn’t really have to fill Mandziuk’s shoes because of the new structure of the organization.

Paul McCavour is determined to help former B.C. premier Bill Vander Zalm extinguish the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) – and the formal part of the process has officially begun.
“We have a 60-day waiting period, and after that we can start gathering names,” said McCavour, who is spearheading the local movement to convince the B.C. government to abandon the idea of bringing in the HST.

The Town of Osoyoos plans to use money once earmarked for a proposed swimming pool to purchase a new community bus for the town and replace aging windows at the Sonora Community Centre.
At its Feb. 4 meeting, the Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) board of directors gave its support to a request from the Town to reallocate $195,129 in federal gas tax money.