Town of Osoyoos updates its purchasing policy
Osoyoos Town Council approved an amendment to its Purchasing Policy aimed at improving its ability to obtain more competitive purchasing contracts.
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Open meeting draws hundreds of Osoyoos taxpayers
A meeting aimed at hearing how Osoyoos residents would be impacted by the steep rise in taxes and user fees and spurring them into action attracted hundreds of concerned citizens last week to an open forum held in the industrial park on 115th St.
Anger over tax hike heard loud and clear
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.
Pride Arts Festival gets full funding
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.
‘Future’ Town Hall triggers council members
The seemingly straightforward process of presenting a summary Infrastructure Strategy document for Osoyoos Council approval had a triggering effect for at least one councilor due to a reference to the “future Town Hall”.
Elections BC sanctions Osoyoos election candidate
A candidate from last fall’s Osoyoos municipal election has failed to file their financing disclosure statement and has now been sanctioned by Elections BC.
Osoyoos council approves $27,000 in RMI funding grants
Osoyoos Town Council approved $27,253 in Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) funding to five local organizations after considering requests totalling $77,000.
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Inaugural meeting of new Osoyoos Town Council
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.
Town Hall Forum candidates talk housing crisis
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.
Short term rentals an ‘injustice’: Sikora
For Osoyoos Mayoral candidate Dustin Sikora homeowners who break town bylaws prohibiting short-term rentals like Airbnbs are harming the town and its ability to have a stable supply of labour.
Mayoral hopefuls square off in Osoyoos
This year’s municipal election campaign is charging straight out of the gate with familiar incumbents joined by a younger group of political neophytes as Osoyoos grapples with a number of key issues.
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