News Items tag as: Osoyoos news

Osoyoos Indian Band ex-employee wins over $150K after protracted, unfair replacement
March 23, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A former Osoyoos Indian Band employee took the First Nation to court after it replaced her while on leave, then refused to tell her about it.
Unusual visitor comes to door of Osoyoos home every day
November 24, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A wild turkey without a flock has made himself comfortable on a property on Anarchist Mountain in Osoyoos to the amusement of resident Josee Converse who named the bird Tom.
Osoyoos driver caught with no licence gets reduced sentence so he can drive to work
October 17, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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A BC judge has halved the amount of jail time given to a Southern Okanagan man who admitted in court that he'd driven without a licence on hundreds of occasions.
iN VIDEO: Watch an amazing sand wasp dig a burrow in South Okanagan
July 18, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A woman in the South Okanagan caught an interesting insect digging a hole in the sand on her property in Osoyoos a few days ago.
More than 600 drivers checked for impaired driving in South Okanagan
July 09, 2024 - 2:52 PM

More than 600 drivers were pulled over by officers with the RCMP's BC Highway Patrol during impaired driving checks over three days in the South Okanagan last week.
South Okanagan man finds and photographs family of endangered badgers
July 02, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Ralph Palmer found a family of badgers on the side of his long driveway on Anarchist Mountain near Osoyoos last week and he has been enjoying observing them since.
Seriously injured man found on highway in Osoyoos
June 24, 2024 - 1:32 PM

RCMP officers in Osoyoos were called to what they thought was a report of a pedestrian hit and run Saturday night, but now they’re not so sure.
iN VIDEO: Coyote versus big snake on Osoyoos golf course
June 19, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Damien Hannah is a greenskeeper at the Osoyoos Golf Club and while it isn’t uncommon to for Hannah to see wildlife on the course, what he saw on June 15 was unusual.
Fruit growers rally in Osoyoos after couple tough years
May 27, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Fruit growers are rallying in Osoyoos Tuesday to raise awareness about the financial pressure on local farmers over the last few years.
Ontario researcher wants to put cameras on outdoor cats in South Okanagan
April 08, 2024 - 7:00 AM

An Ontario university student is looking for outdoor cat owners in the South Okanagan who would be interested in putting cameras on their pets so researchers can study what they're getting up to.
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West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
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News Items tag as: Osoyoos news

Osoyoos Indian Band ex-employee wins over $150K after protracted, unfair replacement

Unusual visitor comes to door of Osoyoos home every day

Osoyoos driver caught with no licence gets reduced sentence so he can drive to work

iN VIDEO: Watch an amazing sand wasp dig a burrow in South Okanagan

More than 600 drivers checked for impaired driving in South Okanagan

South Okanagan man finds and photographs family of endangered badgers

Seriously injured man found on highway in Osoyoos

iN VIDEO: Coyote versus big snake on Osoyoos golf course

Fruit growers rally in Osoyoos after couple tough years

Ontario researcher wants to put cameras on outdoor cats in South Okanagan

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