After multiple public meetings focused on cutting the 2024 budget after Osoyoos taxpayers bauked at the original 39 per cent hike in taxes and user fees, Osoyoos Council finally passed the budget with a lower 24 per cent increase, but without the support of two councillors – Jim King and Myers Bennett.
Osoyoos Councillor Myers Bennett along with Councillor Jim King have been appointed as representative and alternate, respectively, to the Okanagan Regional Library Board (ORLB) for a one year term.
Osoyoos Town Council is open to the idea of relooking at the budget in face of major discontent over a nearly 40 per cent hike in combined tax and user fees for 2024.
Osoyoos Council has approved a further grant of $4,747 to the South Okanagan Similkameen (SOS) Pride Society to assist with the funding of the second annual Pride Arts Festival in Osoyoos this fall.
The redevelopment of the current Green Gables Resort at 7304 Main St. (Hwy 3) into a four-storey 41 room hotel raises concerns around both density and parking as this form of infill development gathers pace, says Osoyoos Mayor Sue McKortoff.
The Osoyoos Elementary School OES) community overcame vandalism with inclusivity and kindness as it symbolically repainted one of the rainbow crosswalk stripes in front of the school after it was vandalized.
Sixteen teams from across BC were on the ice Friday night for the opening ceremonies of the 49th annual Atom Fiesta.
Osoyoos Town Council approved $27,253 in Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) funding to five local organizations after considering requests totalling $77,000.
Osoyoos Council has approved the purchase of a new fire rescue truck from International Truck Body (BC) to a maximum budget of $350,000 (excluding GST).
Osoyoos has registered its support for keeping the town’s gun range at its current location as the proposed National Park Reserve process moves forward.
The new Osoyoos Town Council was sworn in at its inaugural meeting on Nov. 1 following the election which saw incumbents Mayor Sue McKortoff returned along with Councillors Myers Bennett and Jim King, as well as newcomer Councillors Johnny Cheong and Zach Poturica.
A new town hall with integrated healthcare centre and rental apartment units was one of the solutions to Osoyoos’ housing crisis volunteered by one of the council hopefuls at the Times Chronicle All Candidates Town Hall Forum on Monday.
Some influential thumbs up were given to key resolutions last week to battle the health care crisis in B.C. Delegates at the Union of BC Municipalities convention voted on a number of resolutions.
The practice of hanging fabric banners across Highway 3 at 85th Street to advertise popular Osoyoos events may be in jeopardy, as a recent report has deemed the current poles and cables used to suspend those banners unfit to meet provincial standards.
B.C. Premier hopeful David Eby made a pit stop in Osoyoos last week to talk about solutions for health care and housing.
A public hearing on the application to amend Osoyoos’ Official Community Plan (OCP) designation and zoning for a residential development at 7808 Spartan Drive drew an unusual degree of engagement on May 31 and saw Council defer a decision by two weeks.
Funding discussions at Tuesday’s town council meeting centered largely around issues of emergency response, with the fire department seeking pre-budget funding approval for new equipment and the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) looking to improve training for Emergency Support Services (ESS) volunteers.
In her report to town council, Mayor Sue McKortoff detailed a recent visit to Osoyoos by the Portuguese counsel general. This then led to Coun. Jim King asking about the value of ‘sister city’ pairings.
The Osoyoos Desert Society has found itself between a rock and a hard place due to an oversight in...
The eastern side of Osoyoos will be getting a new water supply line after councillors approved a town staff recommendation to enter into a contract with Oliver-based Mike Johnson Excavating Ltd.
Osoyoos has stopped using Roundup, at least temporarily, as opposition to the use of the controversial herbicide has gathered steam in the community, leading town operations to explore other options.
Another hotbed issue for Osoyoos town council is the issue of so-called park model homes.