Osoyoos News

Cutting the ribbon at the Peter Perkin Memorial Tennis Tournament are, from left, Graham Jenkinson , Janet Shaw, , Len Bicknell , and Deb Edwards .

Director Gurbir Grewal , can be seen giving final instructions to Sangram Singh , before shooting a scene for the upcoming Punjabi production, Saadi Wakhri Hai Shaan, in Town of Osoyoos council chambers on Wednesday, May 16.

Town of Osoyoos council is going to have to decide in the next few weeks whether to endorse a proposal to bring "smart meters" to this town or decide to "opt out" as some other British Columbia communities have done.

This summer, why not bike between wineries on the Naramata Bench? There is an abundance of culinary activities and adventures to enjoy if you visit the Okanagan.

Osoyoos Indian Band Chief Clarence Louie will have to wait a while longer to find out if the regional district will approve a plan for an aboriginal-only halfway house in Osoyoos.

Dick Warren of Tonasket, WA lines up his red 1951 Chevrolet coupe at the starting line against Sally Hamilton from Oliver, driving a 1934 Ford pickup.

By Steve Waldner - Penticton Western News Published: May 17, 2012 8:00 AM Updated: May 17, 2012 8:41 AM Oliver's Red Cross chapter got a boost to their ability to help those in need when one of their programs, aptly named HELP, received a much-needed expansion.

Billy Pilon, part of the events team with the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay, talks to Javendeep Dhaliwal, left, and Paul Selkhorn, who were the two students from Osoyoos Elementary School selected to participate in the relay in Osoyoos last Tuesday.

By Joe Fries - Penticton Western News Published: May 16, 2012 1:00 PM Updated: May 16, 2012 1:53 PM The alert was issued Thursday by the RDOS due to potential water and debris flow caused by a breached earthen dam upstream on Nine Mile Creek.

Chef Jonathan Thauberger puts the finishing touches on his duck confit dish, which he serves with a panzanella salad and seabuckthorn gastrique at Regina's Crave Kitchen + Wine Bar.

A screen grab from the Parks Canada feasibility study shows the proposed boundaries of the 284-square-kilometre national park.

According to Summerland Fire Chief Glen Nobel, crews arrived on scene around 6:15 a.m. to find one park model RV fully involved.

The 3rd Annual Vinos Wine Film Festival gives wine enthusiasts an opportunity to compete for over $16,000 in cash prizes and precious wine packages.

One Okanagan community has been put on evacuation notice and several others are making preparations, as flood risks, river levels and temperatures are all expected to rise in parts of the province this weekend.

People living in 11 homes in the Regal Ridge subdivision on Anarchist Mountain, just east of Osoyoos, B.C., have been told to be ready to leave on a moment's notice, after two dams on a water reservoir breeched their banks.

By Staff Writer - Penticton Western News Published: May 11, 2012 9:00 AM Updated: May 11, 2012 9:50 AM An evacuation alert has been issued for 11 homes in the Regal Ridge area on Anarchist Mountain east of Osoyoos.

By Jennifer Schell - Penticton Western News Published: May 07, 2012 2:00 PM Updated: May 07, 2012 2:26 PM Osoyoos is known for its soaring summer temperatures, great wines and resort life, but don't forget it is also a gourmet haven.

Seven years have passed since immigrants Rolf de Bruin and Heleen Pannekoek left behind stable careers in finance in the Netherlands to embark on an entirely new chapter of their lives: establishing and running a winery -- not in the booming Okanagan Valley but in the very much uncharted reaches of the Thompson River, on an east bench just beyond ... (more)

Area C director Allan Patton walked out and abstained from voting on the national park issue during a recent debate at the regional district board office.

Gerhard Israel stands on the other side of a burned out motorhome on the woodlot he leases on NK'MIP Road.