Osoyoos News

By Joe Fries - Penticton Western News Published: May 21, 2013 10:00 AM Updated: May 21, 2013 10:21 AM A total of 14 employees of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen earned over $75,000 in 2012, up from 11 people the previous year.

Equipment already in place on Okanagan Mountain where the regional district hopes to locate a new radio repeater as part of a $1.6-million upgrade to the emergency fire dispatch system.

Insp. Kevin Hewco, North Cowichan/Duncan's commander, starts a new post this summer as head of Penticton's detachment and regional operations.

Members of Merritt's city council as well as some senior staff members from the city attended the Southern Interior Local Government Association AGM and convention held from April 30 to May 2 in Salmon Arm.

Terry Isaac was announced as the feature artist for the 2013 Meadowlark Festival, by chair Sally Kilburg , with his painting On The Fence.

Candidates in Boundary-Similkameen are making their last pitch to voters as the provincial election campaign enters its final week.

By Kristi Patton - Penticton Western News Published: May 09, 2013 4:00 PM Updated: May 09, 2013 4:14 PM Don't break out the bathing suit just yet.

Town of Osoyoos council has attained its goal of maintaining current service levels, while dramatically improving infrastructure and keeping tax increases at a reasonable level, said Mayor Stu Wells, after council officially approved the 2013 tax rate bylaw at its regular meeting of council on Monday.

NDP leader Adrian Dix has some advice for undecided voters in Oliver and Osoyoos: If you want to wake up to another four years of Liberal mismanagement, you know who to vote for.

Water levels in Osoyoos Lake are beginning to rise as the thermometer does the same.

By Joe Fries - Penticton Western News Published: May 07, 2013 9:00 AM Updated: May 07, 2013 9:29 AM Fed up with what he views as an overly secretive society, Osoyoos man Doug Pederson is trying to loosen up things with his bid for office.

By Pat Kelly - Boundary Creek Times Published: May 03, 2013 5:00 AM Updated: May 04, 2013 3:01 AM Since taking over the three businesses at the junction of Hwy 3 and 33 in Rock Creek in November 2011, Manjit Samra has brought some nice changes to town.

A man accused of sexually assaulting a South Okanagan woman from the time she was 13, was found not guilty on all counts in a Penticton court room on Friday.

By Kristi Patton - Penticton Western News Published: May 03, 2013 4:00 PM Updated: May 03, 2013 4:23 PM The 65-year-old man, whose name is being withheld to protect the identity of the female who cannot be named under a court order, faced charges of sexual assault, sexual interference of a person under 14 and touching a young person for a sexual ... (more)

By Joe Fries - Penticton Western News Published: May 02, 2013 10:00 AM Updated: May 02, 2013 10:25 AM Parents can get a crash course next week on strategies they can put to work to help make sure their kids don't fall victim to sexual exploitation.

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The wife of the man accused of sexually assaulting a South Okanagan woman from the time she was a girl, said Wednesday she never saw an inappropriate relationship between the two.

What started as an effort to paint over a vandalized letter, turned into a one-day project to paint the whole sign, perched on the west side of Munson Mountain.

The Regional District Okanagan Similkameen has awarded the project to H&M Excavating Ltd., in the amount of $1,550,646. The water system upgrade is assisted by two grants, the BC Community Water Improvement Program and the Building Canada Fund Communities Component.

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