It was standing room only in the Osoyoos Indian Band’s new Nk’Mip Conference Centre on Oct. 22, when more than 200 people met to take a closer look at economic development in First Nations communities.
“I’m not saying social programs aren’t important,” said Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) Chief Clarence Louie, emphasizing the role economic development plays in the overall health of any community.
The H1N1 flu vaccine could be available in Osoyoos to certain people as early as next week.
What is being called the “largest vaccination campaign in British Columbia’s history” was announced by the province last week as roughly 230,000 doses of the vaccine arrived in B.C. for distribution.
Dr. Perry Kendall, B.C.’s provincial health officer, said on Oct. 21 that those doses were being repackaged and shipped to various health authorities across the province and would be ready for administration in some places as early as Oct. 26.
The H1N1 flu vaccine could be available in Osoyoos to certain people as early as next week.
What is being called the “largest vaccination campaign in British Columbia’s history” was announced by the province last week as roughly 230,000 doses of the vaccine arrived in B.C. for distribution.
Dr. Perry Kendall, B.C.’s provincial health officer, said on Oct. 21 that those doses were being repackaged and shipped to various health authorities across the province and would be ready for administration in some places as early as Oct. 26.
The effort to extend the Town of Osoyoos’s sewage system to the northwest shore of Osoyoos Lake took a big step forward last week.
At its Oct. 22 meeting, the Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) board of directors gave its unanimous consent to the Town’s Northwest Sewer Service Authorization Bylaw, which allows for the extension of the Town’s sewage system to 130 lots on the lake’s northwest shore.
The effort to extend the Town of Osoyoos’s sewage system to the northwest shore of Osoyoos Lake took a big step forward last week.
At its Oct. 22 meeting, the Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) board of directors gave its unanimous consent to the Town’s Northwest Sewer Service Authorization Bylaw, which allows for the extension of the Town’s sewage system to 130 lots on the lake’s northwest shore.