A host of former Vancouver Canucks players will be taking to the ice next month in collaboration with the Osoyoos Coyotes Junior “A” franchise for a special cause.
The plan to establish a life jacket and boating safety station on Osoyoos Lake has been given a nudge with donations from first responders who opted to use the money awarded to them by the Rotary Club of Osoyoos.
Leveraging the success of last January’s Double “D” Diner theatre production, local playwright Jim Dinwoodie has written a sequel with many of the original characters and actors alongside some newbies, returning for a “part deux”.
The Osoyoos Rotary Club has given out $2,000 cheques to Osoyoos first responders after realizing a surplus of funds following the service club’s annual First Responders Awards Gala Dinner & Dance held on Jan. 26.
The $22 million expanded oncology clinic at the Penticton Regional Hospital will not only alleviate the current capacity crunch but will help cope with the projected 30 per cent rise in cancer rates in the Interior over the next 20 years.
The final figure is in and the Osoyoos Rotary Club’s wildly popular Lobster on the Beach charity event brought in a record $28,874 thanks to generous donations and healthy bidding at the live auction.