A growing number of requests by the public for video surveillance in Osoyoos have led Council to unanimously adopt a policy around the use of video surveillance systems, aiming to strike a balance between public safety and asset protection along with the privacy rights of individuals.
Sometime between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning vandals struck the Gyro Park washrooms in Osoyoos, smashing dispensers breaking toilet and soap dispensers right off the wall in both the men’s and women’s washrooms.
Lack of security at the Osoyoos Airport, which led to a $40,000 act of vandalism against an airplane parked there, could damage the long-term viability of the facility, says to the victim of the attack.
The Tesla Supercharger station located next to 87th St. between 73rd and 74th Avenues was hit by vandals sometime on the weekend or early this week, barely a week after two pickup trucks tore up the turf at the Osoyoos Golf Course.
The Osoyoos Golf Club was vandalized last Saturday with two trucks tearing up the turf on the fairway of Desert #9 hole.
Oliver RCMP and Canada Post are investigating another break-in at the post office on Fairview Road where culprits tore open some parcels on Feb. 27.
Numerous mail boxes have been pried open. We should consider a comprehensive approach to CCTV as it applies to our community.
Canada Post and the Oliver RCMP are investigating an incidence of vandalism at the Crown corporation’s service office on Fairview Road.
An informational sign at Pioneer Walkway near the Memorial Fountain was vandalized last week with the sign ripped from its foundation, and ending up on the beach below. The sign – originally paid for by the International Joint Commission (IJC) which is responsible for transboundary issues regarding Osoyoos Lake – commemorates cooperation between Canada and the US on water issues in the lake.
Late Monday night, Erin Lemiski and her kids fell asleep in their living room in Osoyoos watching...