The man convicted of possessing and firing a handgun on a crowded beach at Osoyoos Lake during Canada Day celebrations in 2022 and seriously injuring a young man was sentenced to seven years in a federal penitentiary consecutive to a four-year sentence he’s already serving on other gun-related convictions.
The Osoyoos Festival Society has launched its GoFundMe fundraising appeal with a goal of raising $10,000 for the annual Canada Day fireworks display.
The 87th St. Plaza was open to the public from Friday evening on the eve of the Canada Day long weekend after an earlier period of inactivity that had brought out complaints by some residents.
The “Canada Day Warm-Up Party” at the Watermark Beach Resort on Saturday saw a full-house of fireworks supporters with the event raising over $12,000 for the annual event.
With Canada Day/Cherry Fiesta fast approaching the Festival Society is hosting its first ever “Canada Day Warm-Up Party” at the Watermark Beach Resort this weekend.
The Osoyoos Cherry Fiesta/Canada Day annual fireworks event will take place this year, despite being clouded in an air of confusion.
The Osoyoos Festival Society is looking to shift the staging of Canada Day/Cherry Fiesta fireworks from Gyro Beach to a location across the lake as it lines up a fireworks company and has started a GoFundMe campaign.
Three firearms charges have been laid in the Canada Day shooting incident at Osoyoos Lake’s White Sands beach which left a Maple Ridge man with non-life threatening injuries.
The return of Cherry Fiesta after a two-year hiatus drew huge crowds that were clearly revelling in the mostly sunny day.
Steven Marlo Gallagher who was identified as a suspect in the July 1 shooting at White Sands beach on Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) land was taken into custody by the Penticton RCMP late last night after he turned himself in.
A 22-year-old from Maple Ridge has received emergency treatment for gunshot wounds to his hip after an altercation at White Sands beach on the eastern shore of Osoyoos Lake on July 1.
Here’s a sampling from the Canada Day Parade this morning… more photos and video to come.
While Osoyoos’ favourite fireworks guru Frank Zandvliet might be the best-known character in the Osoyoos Fireworks cast, fund-raising chief Annette Star and her gang have a crucial job in raising the funds to pay for that magical 30 minutes of pyrotechnic delight.
Fasten your seat belts, this is going to be a summer unlike any you’ve seen before. Organizers of Osoyoos’ and Oliver’s much-loved summer events, along with new additions, are busy planning and organizing, keenly aware of the thinly veiled excitement that promises a very busy tourist season this year.
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