Mother Nature made sure to remind Osoyoos residents and everyone who lives in the South Okanagan that while we enjoy the nicest weather in the country, we can’t totally escape some nasty winter weather. The first snow accumulation of the year early last week featured a huge snowstorm and that was followed by several days of bitter cold temperatures into this week. Dennis Froese, who owns a home on 68th Avenue in Osoyoos, dressed up in layers before grabbing a snow shovel and spending several hours cleaning his driveway following last week’s large dump of snow. (Keith Lacey photo)

Mother Nature made sure to remind Osoyoos residents and everyone who lives in the South Okanagan that while we enjoy the nicest weather in the country, we can’t totally escape some nasty winter weather. The first snow accumulation of the year early last week featured a huge snowstorm and that was followed by several days of bitter cold temperatures into this week. Dennis Froese, who owns a home on 68th Avenue in Osoyoos, dressed up in layers before grabbing a snow shovel and spending several hours cleaning his driveway following last week’s large dump of snow. (Keith Lacey photo)