Osoyoos advances plan to end Near Market Affordable Housing program
Osoyoos has begun the formal process of dismantling its Near Market Affordable Housing program after 10 homes were sold through the program over roughly a decade, with the Town citing administrative demands and questions about its effectiveness.
Penticton woman, 23, dies in Highway 3 crash east of Osoyoos
A 23-year-old Penticton woman died after a pickup truck left Highway 3 east of Osoyoos and descended an embankment Sept. 19.
Osoyoos twins combine for three assists in Penguins preseason debut
Liam and Markus Ruck have spent much of their hockey careers together, from minor hockey in Osoyoos to the Western Hockey League. Tuesday night, the twins added an NHL preseason game to that list.
Big White, Ogopogo ski patrol receive Pacific South division awards
Big White Ski Resort and the Canadian Ski Patrol’s Ogopogo Zone have received separate 2026 awards from the patrol’s Pacific South Division.
Osoyoos Indian Band formalizes management role in 46,000-hectare forest tenure
The Osoyoos Indian Band has formalized a partnership with Gorman Group that gives its forestry company a direct role in planning and managing Tree Farm Licence 59, a 46,000-hectare forest tenure east of Oliver.
Osoyoos Indian Band takes lead role in TFL 59 planning under Gorman agreement
The Osoyoos Indian Band will take a lead role in planning and managing forestry operations within Tree Farm Licence 59 under a new agreement with Gorman Group.
Small wildfire reported near Mount Kobau in rural Osoyoos
BC Wildfire Service was responding Wednesday afternoon to a small wildfire reported near Mount Kobau in rural Osoyoos.
Who gets to name a river that crosses the border? Southern B.C. already has answers
Nearly half a century before U.S. President Donald Trump ordered his government to call Lake Ontario “Lake America,” American officials tried to resolve another cross-border naming difference much closer to the Boundary, but Canada declined to make the change.
Syilx Okanagan Nation calls for greater understanding of reconciliation and land rights
The Syilx Okanagan Nation is calling for greater public understanding of reconciliation and agreements between First Nations and the provincial government, saying misconceptions about private land ownership are shaping some of the discussion taking place in British Columbia.
South Okanagan earthquake reported felt in Grand Forks
A small earthquake struck the South Okanagan late Tuesday night, three days after another smaller earthquake was recorded east of Okanagan Falls.
Osoyoos water advisory enters sixth week over elevated manganese
A water quality advisory over elevated manganese in Osoyoos drinking water has now entered its sixth week, with the Town's latest update saying the advisory remains in effect.
Sinlahekin wildfire near Osoyoos grows to 73,794 acres
The Sinlahekin wildfire burning in northern Washington state has grown to 73,794 acres and remains completely uncontained after another period of rapid expansion.